"there's life in the old dog yet" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} there's life in the old dog yet
  1. A person's faculties, or an organization's usefulness, should not be written off simply because of age. Related terms: there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle, you can't teach an old dog new tricks, a creaking door hangs longest Translations (Translations): c’est dans les vieux pots qu’on fait la meilleure soupe (French), el que tuvo, retuvo (Spanish), gallina vieja hace buen caldo [dated] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-there's_life_in_the_old_dog_yet-en-phrase-vuWnXszD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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