Sentences with phrase «old pro»

The phrase "old pro" refers to someone who is very experienced and skilled at doing something. Full definition
But we survived, and 5 months later we are old pros at bedtime.
The cast was such a bunch of old pros.
If cats are old pros at anything, it is rest and relaxation.
It's really difficult to tell sometimes when kids are ready to cook — some are extremely precocious and are able to compete like old pros on shows like Masterchef Junior, others lack the interest or even the drive to boil a kettle of water.
As embattled NFL coach Tony D'Amato, Al Pacino is, like his greatest post - «Godfather» creation, salesman Ricky Roma of «Glengarry Glen Ross,» a supremely skilled old pro in a world of questionable new standards.
This includes films by successful early adapters like Mike Nichols or Paul Mazursky, but also projects from old pros who suddenly found themselves in a bizarre cultural era, trying to create something that could speak to, and utilize, the new freedoms.
«He just seemed like a really old pro when I met him in the summer.
The trimmings are sumptuous but the story is trite and except for old pros Claudette Colbert, who looks great and is beautifully gowned, and Dean Jagger the acting is strictly dinner theatre quality.
William McGirt, a 37 - year - old pro with only one PGA Tour victory in his 13 - year career, put the rest of the field on notice after firing a -5 round Thursday morning.
Mixing nostalgic feelings into the gamer culture is a great way for game series to harken back to a time most gamers have fondly cherished, and to produce games that not only appeal to old pros by offering something new, but also allow newcomers to experience what we felt so long ago.
It mattered little to Californians that Chicago, surprisingly enough, took four straight from St. Louis before Cards, with lift from old pro Stan Musial, halted Cubs 9 - 4, and that Milwaukee could do no better than win three out of five from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
On the sour edge, salty - tart gose continues to go gangbusters (Almanac's Golden Gate Gose and Union Craft's Old Pro Gose were so good I could guzzle them like Gatorade), as does the bracing Berliner weisse.
If you can stand the tumult, you may find yourself feeling giddy as you watch old pros like Nolte, Willis, Hershey and, especially, Finney play at such a high pitch.
While old pros Steenburgen and Jenkins sketch in enough detail to suggest where the family dynamics have gone awry, and why the step - brothers would fight to save their marriage, the film never makes the mistake of taking itself too seriously.
Sure, the grizzled old pro in a touchline windcheater, pulling into Newport Pagnell service station at 2 in the morning on his way back from Underhill still exists, but so do the Prozone boffin huddled over a computer and the budget airline fanatic.
The Northern Irish squad is a blend of wizened old pros and up - and - coming talent, the experience of stalwarts such as defenders Chris Baird (33) and Gareth McAuley (35) supplemented by the verve of players such as young Manchester United defender Paddy McNair (20) and 24 - year - old midfielder Oliver Norwood.
The 30 - year - old pro skier got caught in an avalanche, suffering oxygen deprivation and brain damage.
St. Vincent revolves around the unlikely relationship between a cantankerous old coot, Vincent McKenna (old pro Bill Murray), and a 12 - year - old boy, Oliver Bronstein more
No matter how good he is, however or how many people are rooting for him, the odds are very much against his displacing that crafty old pro Pilate.
With Woods up 14 majors to none over the winner of their long - ago made - for - TV exhibition, the two old pros enjoy a «rivalry» as lopsided as that between the Yankees and Red Sox, pre-2004.
The outfield is strong: alongside Minoso and Doby are Jim Rivera, a four - way standout with his bat, glove, arm and base - running ability; Old Pro Bob Kennedy, who can also help at third; the veteran Bob Nieman and newcomer Bubba Phillips (see below).
(See Morata performing old pro trick of putting his leg across opponent and then falling over.
It now became a struggle between old pro Nichols, 34, winner of a PGA Championship and seven other tournaments, and 28 - year - old Harris, whom everybody calls Junior, a former U.S. Amateur champion but a relative unknown and a non-winner on the pro tour.
STRONG POINTS: For the most part, a seasoned team of hard - hitting, smooth - fielding old pros.
For the umpteenth time since Tiger Woods moved in near Mark O'Meara's place in Isleworth, a gated, guarded, garish enclave in Orlando, the wise old pro got the better of his talented young neighbor.
The confused result of the Florida Derby inspired a few owners to dream of roses in Kentucky, but two old pros hold the trump cards
Joseph mentioned the five likely college quarterbacks to be drafted in the first round - including Josh Rosen, Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson - and noted they are in their 20s, compared to 41 - year - old All Pro Tom Brady.
And isn't it kind of irresistible to imagine this playful old pro joining the more than 75 actors who have portrayed the super sleuth on - screen?
«It's a pleasure to watch such old pros as Garner and Dennehy work their magic... and Breslin brings such charm to her role that it more than justifies her position as one of Oscar's youngest nominees.»
Goodman ably plays the jaded old pro, full of cracks about a town filled with liars, frauds and no - talents.
Its mock - artistic thriller trappings notwithstanding, «In Bruges» is basically a funny, tragicomic two - hander, with the casting of Farrell alongside Gleeson enabling a pleasing Irish inflection: culture - vulture old pro Ken and philistine loose cannon Ray are Dublin - accented, London - Irishmen with shared guilty pasts awaiting fate in the person of psychopathic boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes as an enjoyable, mumbling Mamet - ian figure with a suicidal sense of honour).
The film, with its large ensemble cast, is well acted, and director Coppola gets the best out of old pros Woods and Turner, while at the same time coaxing solid performances out of her young cast, especially Dunst and Hartnett.
Has its cornball charm, thanks largely to the confident work of old pros Carell, Arkin, and Buscemi, but it's ultimately a big, gaudy, predictable show, strictly for the rubes and tourists.
Hopper Gibson Jr. (Johnny Simmons), a 19 - year - old pro baseball pitcher who's suffering from a case of the yips and currently serving a stint in the Minor Leagues, is having a generically tender - hearted phone conversation with his old high school coach.
It seems unnecessary to report that the script — written by old pro Lawrence Kasdan, whose credits span from «The Empire Strikes Back» to «Star Wars: The Force Awakens,» and his son Jonathan — shows us how Han first encounters the major people and items in the character's established lore.
The entire ensemble of old pros play their designated roles well; standing out are Cumming, whose trademark impishness fits this role like a glove; and Danny Trejo, playing a nice guy for a change and pulling it off wonderfully.
I could get into the complicated scenario by which Arya comes to serve in a Bolton - occupied Harrenhal, but what you need to know is this: while the specifics were changed, the general theme and atmosphere of the arc remained the same, and condensing the scene meant interactions between the fantastic - despite - her - age Maisie Williams and old pro Charles Dance.
Old pro Roger Deakins shot on film for the first time since True Grit (2010) and the results are fantastic.
canceled out by Baxter's shared nomination, and by rival old pro Gloria Swanson for SUNSET BOULEVARD (all lost to rookie Judy Holliday for BORN YESTERDAY).
On the surface the intro appears to indicate a fairly straightforward action packed adventure as expert bank thief Jack (Gossler) gets in over his head and is pitted against Eddie (Willis), a mysterious old pro.
Your enjoyment of this film depends on how much you like to watch old pros strut their stuff.
You'll likely get a lot of advice from colleagues and old pros over the course of your career, but we at Education World wanted to set you off right with some tips and tricks to get you through your first years as a teacher.
With these 10 tips, new fans and old pros alike should have no trouble navigating the first few hours of Monster Hunter Generations.
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