come the old soldier (English, verb)
expansion: come the old soldier (third-person singular simple present comes the old soldier, present participle coming the old soldier, simple past came the old soldier, past participle come the old soldier)
Senses:
glosses: Often followed by with: to deceive, impose upon, or take advantage of someone, as if exploiting one's superior age or experience.
tags: idiomatic
informal
intransitive
Forms:
form: comes the old soldier
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: coming the old soldier
tags: participle
present
form: came the old soldier
tags: past
form: come the old soldier
tags: participle
past