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стреляный воробейstresses
gen. old bird; an old bird; learnt old bird; wise old bird (Inchionette); cunning fellow; seasoned veteran (Ремедиос_П)
amer. tough old bird (Taras)
amer., Makarov. old coon
fig. dodgy person (Andrey Truhachev)
fig.of.sp. old dog (Andrey Truhachev)
idiom. old stager (Taras); old hand (Taras); old campaigner (Taras); no novice (Taras); not to be born yesterday (Taras); a tough customer (Andrey Truhachev); a tough nut to crack (Andrey Truhachev); a hard nut to crack (Andrey Truhachev)
inf. tough cookie (Andrey Truhachev); old-timer (Technical); old hack (Taras)
Makarov. leery old bird; the old bird; up to snuff
polit. an experienced old hand (bigmaxus)
proverb a knowing old bird; an old bird (only sing.); an old hand at (only sing.; something)
slang on; hard-nose (Сергій Саржевський)
стреляный воробей: 13 phrases in 6 subjects
General3
Humorous / Jocular1
Idiomatic1
Makarov2
Proverb5
Slang1