someone who has done a particular job or activity for a long time and who can do it very well...
The idiom "advancing years" refers to getting older or growing old. It implies the passage of time and the aging process.
The idiom "go grey" means to start growing grey or white hair, usually as a result of aging or experiencing stress. It can also refer to a person becoming more serious or mature in their behavior.
"Over the hill" can mean literally over the top of the hill and down the other side. It can also be an idiom meaning that someone is old. The image is that you are past the "hill" of middle age and on the way down the other side to old age. This can be a serious statement, but is usually a humorous one, where someone tells a friend they are "over the hill" at an early age.
This idiom means that wisdom comes with age and experience. It suggests that as people grow older, they gain valuable knowledge and insights that can be attributed to their life experiences. The "crown of the aged" symbolizes the wisdom that comes with aging.
The connotative meaning of old age often includes associations with wisdom, experience, and maturity. It can also carry connotations of frailty, decline, and vulnerability.
"Old hand" is an idiom meaning having lots of experience.
Meaning he will help you out.
something that is happening at that moment EX: Let us turn to the problem at hand.
I'm not familiar with that idiom, but I imagine that having a big hand means having a lot of influence or authority.
the term idiom is meaning idiot and eating out of the hand is to represent a person or animal taking the bait and moving in close like an?... funny question ask google this :p what is an idiosynchronicity event?
"To be" is not an idiom - it's a verb.
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).
It means to take control of something and maybe get it working again or improve a situation.
It means to employ someone for a job who is quite unsuitable for the task at hand.
The teacher *is writing* on the chalkboard.
Pest is not an idiom. It's a word.