英语词汇“old bird”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

old bird n. a person who has become knowing through experience, spec. an experienced thief.

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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > experienced

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1787 W. Beckford Portuguese Jrnl. 8 Oct. (1954) 220 My old bird, conscious of having fibbed, seemed upon thorns.

1877 W. H. Thomson Five Years' Penal Servitude i. 32 In nine cases out of ten an ‘old bird’ would betray himself.

1890 ‘W. A. Wallace’ Only a Sister 263 Evidently the master was an old bird, he carefully retraced his steps and bolted the door at the foot of the stairs.

1948 J. Maresca My Flag is Down xxiii. 165 I really can't get mad at this old bird, he's a card.

1990 M. S. Peck Bed by Window xv. 267 I used to have a mentor, an old detective when I was back on the force in New York City, a wise old bird.

单词	old bird
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