old soldier

obsolete A person who is experienced in the ways of the world, especially one who is shrewd or cunning as a result. My uncle was a crafty old soldier, always looking for someway to get rich quick. You're never going to convince an old soldier like her to give you extra time off—she's been around the block and has seen the likes of you before, I can tell you that much!

old soldier

1. n. a cigarette or cigar butt; a hunk of tobacco. The tramp bent over to pick up an old soldier off the pavement.

2. n. an empty liquor bottle; an empty beer bottle or can. Larry hid all his old soldiers under the bed.

See also: old, soldier

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

(as) crafty as a fox
crafty
fox
cunning
(as) cunning as a fox
every trick in the book
sly
sly as a fox
(as) sly as a fox
(as) wily as a fox

References in classic literature

The old soldier growled in his beard, so that the lama for the first time was aware of him.

The old soldier looked as abashed as a child interrupted in his game of make-believe.

'It has turned so; but fifty years since I could have proved it otherwise,' the old soldier retorted, driving his stirrup-edge into the pony's lean flank.

At the end of ten minutes the old soldier slid from his pony, to hear better as he said, and sat with the reins round his wrist.

'Oho!' said the old soldier. 'Whence hadst thou that song, despiser of this world?'

Kim

'No, no, I beg your pardon,' retorted the Old Soldier. 'With nobody present, but our dear and confidential friend Mr.

'But I DO mind,' said the Old Soldier, laying her fan upon his lips.

'No, my dear Annie,' returned the Old Soldier, 'I have not quite finished.

'Well, then, I will!' said the Old Soldier. 'That's a bargain.' And having, I suppose, carried her point, she tapped the Doctor's hand several times with her fan (which she kissed first), and returned triumphantly to her former station.

But I remarked that the Old Soldier took him into custody directly, for her partner; and instructed him, as the first preliminary of initiation, to give her all the silver he had in his pocket.

And they were not improved, as it appeared to me, by the Old Soldier: who continually recalled passages of Mr.

David Copperfield

The 24 year old soldier committed the act this afternoon while on duty.

Soldier dies after shooting himself in Anuradhapura

He won a Golden Horse Award, the Chinese-language movie world's equivalent to an Oscar, for his performance as a ragged old soldier whose adoptive daughter becomes a singer in the 1982 movie 'Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?'

Taiwan entertainer and philanthropist Sun Yueh dies, aged 87

The Old Soldier An old man stood before the Cenotaph His head was bare and bowed A row of medals adorned his chest An old soldier amongst the crowd The tears coursed down his cheeks As the bugle made its plaintive call And his mind was back in time When he watched his comrades fall Not a blade of grass in sight Just a few stumps of trees And the constant rain fell week after week Rain without reprieve Over the top they went Horses and men disappeared in the mud Barbed wire, rats and rotting corpses And the never-ending stench of blood In the senseless slaughter And the incessant rain He wondered was it worth it And did he fight in vain?

Your Poem

The 32-year old soldier used his service weapon and fatally shot himself, the reported on Monday.

Second Indian soldier commits suicide in IOK in week

词组	old soldier
释义	old soldier old soldier obsolete A person who is experienced in the ways of the world, especially one who is shrewd or cunning as a result. My uncle was a crafty old soldier, always looking for someway to get rich quick. You're never going to convince an old soldier like her to give you extra time off—she's been around the block and has seen the likes of you before, I can tell you that much! See also: old, soldier Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. old soldier 1. n. a cigarette or cigar butt; a hunk of tobacco. The tramp bent over to pick up an old soldier off the pavement. 2. n. an empty liquor bottle; an empty beer bottle or can. Larry hid all his old soldiers under the bed. See also: old, soldier McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: (as) crafty as a fox crafty fox cunning (as) cunning as a fox every trick in the book sly sly as a fox (as) sly as a fox (as) wily as a fox References in classic literature The old soldier growled in his beard, so that the lama for the first time was aware of him. The old soldier looked as abashed as a child interrupted in his game of make-believe. 'It has turned so; but fifty years since I could have proved it otherwise,' the old soldier retorted, driving his stirrup-edge into the pony's lean flank. At the end of ten minutes the old soldier slid from his pony, to hear better as he said, and sat with the reins round his wrist. 'Oho!' said the old soldier. 'Whence hadst thou that song, despiser of this world?' Kim 'No, no, I beg your pardon,' retorted the Old Soldier. 'With nobody present, but our dear and confidential friend Mr. 'But I DO mind,' said the Old Soldier, laying her fan upon his lips. 'No, my dear Annie,' returned the Old Soldier, 'I have not quite finished. 'Well, then, I will!' said the Old Soldier. 'That's a bargain.' And having, I suppose, carried her point, she tapped the Doctor's hand several times with her fan (which she kissed first), and returned triumphantly to her former station. But I remarked that the Old Soldier took him into custody directly, for her partner; and instructed him, as the first preliminary of initiation, to give her all the silver he had in his pocket. And they were not improved, as it appeared to me, by the Old Soldier: who continually recalled passages of Mr. David Copperfield The 24 year old soldier committed the act this afternoon while on duty. Soldier dies after shooting himself in Anuradhapura He won a Golden Horse Award, the Chinese-language movie world's equivalent to an Oscar, for his performance as a ragged old soldier whose adoptive daughter becomes a singer in the 1982 movie 'Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?' Taiwan entertainer and philanthropist Sun Yueh dies, aged 87 The Old Soldier An old man stood before the Cenotaph His head was bare and bowed A row of medals adorned his chest An old soldier amongst the crowd The tears coursed down his cheeks As the bugle made its plaintive call And his mind was back in time When he watched his comrades fall Not a blade of grass in sight Just a few stumps of trees And the constant rain fell week after week Rain without reprieve Over the top they went Horses and men disappeared in the mud Barbed wire, rats and rotting corpses And the never-ending stench of blood In the senseless slaughter And the incessant rain He wondered was it worth it And did he fight in vain? Your Poem The 32-year old soldier used his service weapon and fatally shot himself, the reported on Monday. Second Indian soldier commits suicide in IOK in week
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