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an old dog for a hard road

an old dog for a hard road proverb: it takes an experienced person to execute a difficult undertaking.

Proverb

an old dog for a hard road

  1. It takes an experienced person to execute a difficult undertaking.

Questions about an old dog for a hard road

What does an old dog for a hard road mean?
An old dog for a hard road means it takes an experienced person to execute a difficult undertaking.
What part of speech is an old dog for a hard road?
An old dog for a hard road is a proverb.

Words near an old dog for a hard road in the dictionary

  1. An Lão
  2. An Nafud
  3. An Najaf
  4. An Nhon
  5. An Nhơn
  6. an old dog for a hard road
  7. AN Other
  8. an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure
  9. an ounce of prevention is better than an ounce of cure
  10. an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
  11. an'

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