This idiom's meaning is when someone has been a fool for a long time, they are the most foolish because they haven't learned better. A way to rephrase its meaning is.. "The longer a person's been a fool, the more foolish they are."
This isn't an idiom. When you see AS___AS___you're dealing with A Simile. This simile is comparing something to a pair of old, patched socks, which would indeed be very limp.
any one occasion when you tried to pay someone back in his/her own coin
The origin of this idiom seem to be from old radio slang, with "five by five" meaning "loud and clear." The idiom basically means that everything is okay... everything is cool, bro'. To read more about this idiom in the Urban Dictionary, see the Related Link.
Some idioms are: "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." "A leopard can't change it's strips." "Old habits die hard." "Why break the habit of a lifetime."
It is an old British and Australian saying.
"Old hand" is an idiom meaning having lots of experience.
Old sailing slang meaning to be no longer in danger.
It is not an idiom - it is a line from an old television cartoon called Rocky and Bullwinkle. Rocky was a flying squirrel. (Bullwinkle was a moose).
This isn't an idiom. When you see AS___AS___you're dealing with A Simile. This simile is comparing something to a pair of old, patched socks, which would indeed be very limp.
The cast of The Old Fools - 2002 includes: Bob Geldof
The correct idiom is "a chip off the old block." It typically describes a similarity seen between a family member and an older family member. One resembles the other, just as a chip of wood cut from a certain block of wood resembles the original.
"Chip off the old block" IS an idiom! It means that the child is just like the parent.
The idiom "an old hand" refers to someone who is experienced or skilled in a particular activity or job due to having done it for a long time. It implies that the person is knowledgeable and proficient in what they do.
any one occasion when you tried to pay someone back in his/her own coin
The cast of Fools Never Grow Old - 2012 includes: Martin Lax as himself
The origin of this idiom seem to be from old radio slang, with "five by five" meaning "loud and clear." The idiom basically means that everything is okay... everything is cool, bro'. To read more about this idiom in the Urban Dictionary, see the Related Link.
Betty Fools Dear Old Dad - 1912 was released on: USA: 22 August 1912