Newguest Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Old wolf/to his credit
Hi
Two women and a man were sitting at a table in a bar. When the man walked away for a while, one woman said to the other:
Look out for him, Miss Mayfield. He ’s an old wolf if
ever there was one. I will say, to his credit, he sticks to his
age group, which some don’t.
Does it mean he's a guy who likes women?
What about "if ever there was one"?
As for the last sentence I take it to mean that he, to his advantage, sticks to women of his age and some other guys like him don't.
Two women and a man were sitting at a table in a bar. When the man walked away for a while, one woman said to the other:
Look out for him, Miss Mayfield. He ’s an old wolf if
ever there was one. I will say, to his credit, he sticks to his
age group, which some don’t.
Does it mean he's a guy who likes women?
What about "if ever there was one"?
As for the last sentence I take it to mean that he, to his advantage, sticks to women of his age and some other guys like him don't.
Top answer
Your analysis is correct. "If there ever was one" = "and this is a perfect example".
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Your analysis is correct.
"If there ever was one" = "and this is a perfect example".
"If there ever was one" = "and this is a perfect example".
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