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old bird

British  

noun

  1. humorous a wary and astute person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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You know, I’m a strange old bird at this point.

From New York Times • May 22, 2024

Why would you want a tough old bird?

From Time • Nov. 20, 2015

Mandell's Solomon, his hands aflutter as though dancing on the keys of an adding machine, traverses the stage like an old bird on twig-like legs that are about to snap.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2015

"It must be a fairly smart old bird to have survived all that," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2014

Young, old, bird, boy, girl, dog—companionship was comforting.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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