poor old Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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a chip off the old block

a boy who is like his dad, the apple doesn't... Eric is a chip off the old block. He's just like his dad.

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a golden opportunity

a good chance to succeed, a good investment The Royal Hotel is for sale. What a golden opportunity!

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a household name

"a name everyone knows; name of a famous person" Mario Lemieux, the hockey star, soon became a household name.

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a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

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an old hand at

a person with a lot of practice or experience Tom's an old hand at cribbage. He's played since he was a boy.

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an old warhorse

a veteran, an old soldier, a classic story or tune The band played marches and overtures - the old warhorses.

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any old thing

any word, any answer When the teacher asks him a question, he says any old thing.

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at the ripe old age

"at a very old age; being unusually old" He could still play checkers at the ripe old age of ninety-eight.

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beauty is in the eye of the beholder

each person has a different idea of what is beautiful, one man's garbage... "To him, the statue is elegant; to me, it's ugly. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!"

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blood runs cold

one is terrified or horrified My blood ran cold when I saw the man fall off the ladder.

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