AN OLD WARHORSE

Meaning of AN OLD WARHORSE in English

a veteran, an old soldier, a classic story or tune

The band played marches and overtures - the old warhorses.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

AN OLD WARHORSE — a veteran, an old soldier, a classic story or tune The band played marches and overtures - the old warhorses.
English Idioms vocab
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
WARHORSE — noun Date: 15th century a horse used in war ; charger , a person with long experience in a field, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-AN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WARHORSE — n. charger, horse used in battle; veteran soldier; person who has taken part in many conflicts or controversies (Informal); musical …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-AN
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WARHORSE — noun Date: 15th century 1. : a horse used in war : charger 2. : a person with long experience …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
WARHORSE — ■ noun informal a veteran soldier, politician, sports player, etc. who has fought many campaigns or contests.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WARHORSE — [war.horse] n (1653) 1: a horse used in war: charger 2: a person with long experience in a field; esp: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
WARHORSE — warhors|e BrE AmE ˈwɔː hɔːs AmE \ ˈwɔːr hɔːrs ▷ warhors|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WARHORSE — / ˈwɔːhɔːs; NAmE ˈwɔːrhɔːrs/ noun 1. (in the past) a large horse used in battle 2. ( informal ) an …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WARHORSE — war ‧ horse /ˈwɔːhɔːs $ ˈwɔːrhɔːrs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . informal a soldier or politician who has been …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OLD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WARHORSE — n. 1 hist. a knight's or trooper's powerful horse. 2 colloq. a veteran soldier, politician, etc.; a reliable hack.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WARHORSE — n. 1 hist. a knight's or trooper's powerful horse. 2 colloq. a veteran soldier, politician, etc.; a reliable hack.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WARHORSE — n.1 hist. a knight's or trooper's powerful horse. 2 colloq. a veteran soldier, politician, etc.; a reliable hack.
Oxford English vocab
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab
WARHORSE — also war-horse, war horse ( warhorses) You can refer to someone such as an old soldier or politician who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WARHORSE — also war-horse, war horse (~s) You can refer to someone such as an old soldier or politician who is still …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WARHORSE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ An old warhorse for a new air force. ▪ It really was a magnificent creature, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OLD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WARHORSE — (ESTABLISHED SHOW) [noun] [C usually singular] often [disapproving] - a piece of music, television show, play or other performed piece …
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — n. Old Museum of Painting Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old Believers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OLD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WARHORSE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: COURSER , charger
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OLD — n. age old old age old fashioned Old Gooseberry Old Guard old hand old hat old lady old line old …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WARHORSE — noun Synonyms: courser , charger
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — INDEX: not young 1. not young 2. older than someone else 3. too old to do something 4. to become …
Longman Activator English vocab
OLD — n. 25B6; adjective old people : ELDERLY, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, venerable; in one's dotage, long in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — adjective 1 BAD : He is married to a twenty years old American girl. GOOD : He is married to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
AN — indefinite article BAD : I had never visited an hospital before. GOOD : I had never visited a hospital before. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WARHORSE — n 1) уст. боевой конь ;2) ветеран (войны); бывалый, опытный солдат ;3) опытный политический деятель и т. п. warhorse опытный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD — 1. прил.; сравн. - older, elder; превосх. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый old age old people grow old get …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WARHORSE — Боевой конь
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WARHORSE — _n. 1> _уст. боевой конь 2> ветеран (войны); бывалый, опытный солдат 3> опытный политический деятель и т.п.
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OLD — old.ogg 1. əʋld n 1. (the old) собир. старики home for the old - дом для престарелых old and young …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WARHORSE — боевой конь
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OLD — 1. əʋld n 1. (the old) собир. старики home for the old - дом для престарелых old and young /young …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WARHORSE — n. боевой конь
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WARHORSE — n. боевой конь
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OLD — 1. прил. ; сравн. ст. - older, elder; превосх. ст. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый - get old - …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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