a grand old man of

the grand old man of (something)

The most senior and respected man in a particular organization, society, etc. His decades of hosting charity balls and galas have made him the grand old man of London.

a (or the) grand old man of

a man long and highly respected in a particular field.

Recorded from 1882 , and popularly abbreviated as GOM, Grand Old Man was the nickname of the British statesman William Ewart Gladstone ( 1809–98 ), who went on to win his last election in 1892 at the age of eighty-three.

词组	a grand old man of
释义	a grand old man of the grand old man of (something) The most senior and respected man in a particular organization, society, etc. His decades of hosting charity balls and galas have made him the grand old man of London. See also: grand, man, of, old Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a (or the) grand old man of a man long and highly respected in a particular field. Recorded from 1882 , and popularly abbreviated as GOM, Grand Old Man was the nickname of the British statesman William Ewart Gladstone ( 1809–98 ), who went on to win his last election in 1892 at the age of eighty-three. See also: grand, man, of, old Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: a/the grand old man a man of few words a man/woman of few words man of few words man of few words, a darling better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave man on the make boss man a man, woman, etc. after your own heart
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