“An old hand”
定義
A person with a lot of experience in something.
例句
Examples
“He is an old hand at negotiations.”
Use this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
He is _____ at negotiations.Compare with the original example
He is an old hand at negotiations.
Write a two-line conversation using “An old hand”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "An old hand" mean?
- "An old hand" means a person with a lot of experience in something.
- How do you use "An old hand" in a sentence?
- Example: "He is an old hand at negotiations."
- Should I interpret "An old hand" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.