a dear old thing

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• dear old … — dear old/little… idiom (BrE) used to describe sb in a way that shows affection • Dear old Sue! I knew she d help. • Their baby s a dear little thing. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• thing —    ‘O thou thing!’ says Leontes to his wife Hermione, in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. He means that she is not worthy to be called a person since he believes, mistakenly, that she has been unfaithful to him. This contemptuous use of ‘thing’,… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• old — /oʊld / (say ohld) adjective (older or elder, oldest or eldest) 1. far advanced in years or life. 2. of or relating to a long life or persons advanced in years: to live to a good old age. 3. having the appearance or characteristics of advanced… …  

• thing — n. 1 a material or non material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 an inanimate material object (take that thing away). 3 an unspecified object or item (have a few things to buy). 4 an act, idea, or… …   Useful english dictionary

• old — [ ould ] adjective *** ▸ 1 for talking about age ▸ 2 having lived a long time ▸ 3 not new ▸ 4 that existed in the past ▸ 5 for showing you like someone ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) used for talking about the age of someone or something: how old: She didn t… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dear little … — dear old/little… idiom (BrE) used to describe sb in a way that shows affection • Dear old Sue! I knew she d help. • Their baby s a dear little thing. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• dear —    This has been one of the commonest terms of address in English since the thirteenth century. In a count of fifty novels dealing with fairly contemporary life, ‘dear’ used on its own as a friendly term occurred 243 times. There were a further… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• old —    A frequently used vocative element, meant to indicate affectionate familiarity in most cases, and usually addressed to a man.    ‘Old boy’ has in recent times been one of the most popular combinations, followed by ‘old man’ and ‘old chap’.… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• old */*/*/ — UK [əʊld] / US [oʊld] adjective Word forms old : adjective old comparative older superlative oldest Words that may cause offence: old: Avoid saying that someone is old or elderly, and avoid referring to old or elderly people as the old or the… …   English dictionary

• old — adj. 1 age VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ You are as old as you feel. ADVERB ▪ enough …   Collocations dictionary

• Dear Friends Radio Program — Dear Friends Syndicated Radio Program Studio album by The Firesign Theatre Released 1970 1971 Recorded 1970 1971 Genre …   Wikipedia