old warhorse

1. A veteran of some activity or profession (not necessarily the military) who has a wealth of experience going through various trials and tribulations. I know she's a little eccentric, but Janet is an old warhorse in this firm—she's been through more trying court cases than anyone else here. The president's pick for Secretary of State is an old war horse of international trade.

2. A performance or dramatic work, especially a musical, that is widely known and reliably popular due to how long or frequently it has been performed. Announcement that the old war horse was being revived for a run on Broadway sent a collective cheer across the nation. The theater has a few old warhorses that it brings out once or twice a year that it knows will always fill seats.

*old warhorse

a performance piece that is performed often. (*Typically: be ~; become ~; perform ~; play ~.) The symphony orchestra played a few old warhorses and then some ghastly contemporary stuff that will never again see the light of day.

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释义	old warhorse old warhorse 1. A veteran of some activity or profession (not necessarily the military) who has a wealth of experience going through various trials and tribulations. I know she's a little eccentric, but Janet is an old warhorse in this firm—she's been through more trying court cases than anyone else here. The president's pick for Secretary of State is an old war horse of international trade. 2. A performance or dramatic work, especially a musical, that is widely known and reliably popular due to how long or frequently it has been performed. Announcement that the old war horse was being revived for a run on Broadway sent a collective cheer across the nation. The theater has a few old warhorses that it brings out once or twice a year that it knows will always fill seats. See also: old, warhorse Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. old warhorse a performance piece that is performed often. (Typically: be ~; become ~; perform ~; play ~.) The symphony orchestra played a few old warhorses and then some ghastly contemporary stuff that will never again see the light of day. See also: old, warhorse McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: perform warhorse trials and tribulations (as) patient as Job patient patient as Job odd bird away with the fairies with the fairies queer duck References in periodicals archive Old warhorse out to grass.' 'Oh, Mr Patterson,' crooned Lynne, 'you couldn't be called old.' Issie watched the stegosaur leer. MORNING SERIAL Summary: Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 26 (ANI): B S Yeddyurappa, BJP's old warhorse, has kept the party's flag flying in Karnataka, considered the gateway to the south for the saffron organiastion, despite ups and downs and deserting the party for a short while. BJP's old war horse, chief minister again of Karnataka The goyim are awakening once again." Thanks to the internet, the commenter is able to find Jews and Jewish proxies everywhere and propose his own counter-conspiracy, that of the awakened goyim, to battle the old warhorse of Evil Globalist International Jewry. Conspiratorial Thinking Is Getting Worse Because of the Internet Buoyed by the phenomenal batting form of Babar Azam and old warhorse Mohammad Hafeez, who appeared transformed following his Asia Cup axing, Pakistan have managed to post winning totals on the board with remarkable regularity. T20 dominance Just 10 minutes later, they had brought themselves back on level terms with old warhorse, Allan Wanga, notching the goal that would put the tie on course for a grandstand finish. Unstoppable Gor:K'Ogalo stun hard-fighting Homeboyz to go five points clear Since that time the old warhorse (seahorse?) has provided faithful service despite a whole slew of mechanical problems and "on again, off again" plans for a replacement. 55 years of service I still have that old warhorse, and from time to time I touch it off on my backyard range. Military 1911 shooting race relations, "Rain" teases a sophisticated treatment of modern sexual politics out of an old warhorse. Rain While the press agree to keep Churchill's crisis a secret, young nurse Millie Appleyard (Romola Garai) is crucial in bringing the old warhorse back to life. WAR & PEACE Alas, it was recently reported that the Rangers were replacing the old warhorse with a ,308-chambered Tikka T3 CTR. A farewell to arms And the old warhorse, who had two seasons at Fulham, said: "This was my last game for Greece. shoot-out woe brings final curtain down on karagounis; DAILY MIRROR 01.07.2014 IN ASSOCIATION WITH DMLI HOME fans suffered a night of agony in Melbourne as old warhorse Lleyton Hewitt fell and young gun Bernard Tomic was shot down. Lleyt show agony for Oz crowd Cisse has only started six games this season as Alan Pardew has turned to loan striker Loic Remy, fellow Frenchman Yoan Gouffran, and that old warhorse Shola Ameobi to improve Newcastle's goalscoring prowess. No 9 shirt can be a weighty one sometimes He would like the people to have a vote on withdrawal from the EU, gay marriage and, of course, that old warhorse, a vote to bring back capital punishment. Be rational over hanging; VIEWS The three-year-old defeated Arc hero Bago with old warhorse Warrsan five lengths away in third. HORSE PLAY Justforthefunofit
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