the grand old man of

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the grand old man of something (humorous)

a man who has been involved in a particular activity for a long time and is known and respected by a lot of people It was in this play that he formed a double act with that other grand old man of the Berlin theatre, Bernhard Minetti.

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Byline: TONY COLLINS THE grand old man of blues is still able to cook up quite a storm. King of the Blues still has what it takes at 83; theatre BB KING, ... by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) The Headingley hero is now the grand old man of Super League, but he shows little sign of easing up and has recently agreed a contract extension with the club he joined in 1999. RHINOS ENJOY A SENIOR MOMENT by The Mirror (London, England) THE grand old man of trade unionism has known them all in his time - prime ministers and chancellors, the knights of industry and the lords of inherited wealth. Union veteran opens show by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			the feathers fly the final curtain the final straw the fine print the first string the flavour of the month the four corners of the earth the front office the fruit of loins the full monty the funny thing is the fur flies The game's up! the genie is out of the bottle the ghost at the feast the gift of the gab the glory days the gloves are off The gods send nuts to those who have no teeth the goggle-box The good is the enemy of the best the good old days the goods on the gory details the gospel truth the grand old man of The grass is always greener The grass is always greener on the other side the grass roots the graveyard shift the gravy train the greasy pole the great and the good the great unwashed The greater the truth, the greater the libel the greatest thing since sliced bread the green-eyed monster the Grim Reaper the groves of academe the hair of the dog the halcyon days The hand that rocks the cradle The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world the hang of the happy event the hard sell the hard stuff the head honcho the hearts and minds of the heat is on the heavens opened			The Gospels The Gospels The Gospels The Gout The Gout The Gout The Gout The Government The Grace Accord The Graces The Graces The Graces The Graduate School of America the Graeae The Grafton Forum The Gramm-Leach Bliley Act The Grampians The Grampians The Gran Chaco War The Grand Arkanum The Grand Barn The Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon The Grand Lama The Grand National The Grand National The Grand National Championships the grand old man the grand old man the grand old man the grand old man of The Grand Old Opry The Grand Ole Opry The Grand Pensionary The Grand Pensionary The Grand Rounds Scenic Byway The Grand Shrine of Ise The Grand Shrines of Ise The Grand Tour The Grand Tour The Grand-Duchy of Baden The Grand-Duchy of Baden The Granddaddy of Them All The Grandmaster The Grandmaster The granite city The Grantsmanship Center The Grapes of Web The Grapes of Wrath The Grasp of the Phantom The Grasp of the Phantom The Grass Company The Grass is Always Greener The grass is always greener on the other side the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence The Grass Roots The Grasshopper Lies Heavy The Grateful Dead

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