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the grand old man of something idiom a man who has been involved in a particular activity for a long time and is known and respected by a lot of people: 元老,资深前辈,老前辈 He's been called the grand old man of Latin American literature.他一直被称为拉美文学的元老。 He was the original rebel of Indian cricket who became its grand old man. The grand old man of football is determined to go on working well after retirement age. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Important people and describing important people actor August augustly baron be the cat's whiskersidiom doyen first among equalsidiom FLOTUS get over something/someone get over yourself!idiom grandee guest of honour heartbeat mogul movers and shakers MVP nibs notable number two superiority
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