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old flame
An erstwhile lover.
Did you know that Meg was one of Howard's old flames?
old friends and old wine are best
Старый друг лучше новых двух
Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.
Лучше всего горит старый лес , пьется - старое вино, заслуживают доверия – старые друзья, читаются – старые писатели.
old guard
People whose ideas may be out of date, but who have been in power for a long time.
There will not be any change in policy at the company, as long as the old guard still works here.
old hand
An experienced and highly skilled expert at some particular job.
Uncle Joe is an old hand at repairing car engines.
old hat
Old-fashioned; not new or different.
Andrea thought her mother's ideas about dating were old hat.
By now, putting satellites in orbit is old hat to space scientists.
old head on young shoulders
Не по возрасту мудрый или умный молодой человек или ребенок. Быть мудрым не по годам.
He is only 10 years old but he has an old head on young shoulders.
Ему всего десять лет, но он умён не по годам.
When she heard Emily warning her little brother to stay out of trouble, her mum thought: "That's an old head on young shoulders".
Когда мама Эмили услышала, как та просила младшего брата не влезать в неприятности, то подумала: "Зрелая не по годам".
old maid
A spinster; a woman who has never married.
Because my old maid aunt is a terrific cook as well as a good-looking woman, nobody understands why she never married.
olive branch
An overture; a symbol of peace.
Tired of the constant fighting, the majority government extended an olive branch to the militant minority.