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What's the meaning of 'Beware of an old man in a hurry'? I found out that is an English maxim and other politcal reports also use that as a title via Bing Search, but I don't get the definition about it.
Here's the source where I heard that originally.
House of Cards -- British TV drama
Mattie who is a journalist has a conversation with Francis Urquhart who is a Party Whip in his study. He intends to sow discord between Collingridge who is the Prime Minister and Billoborough.
Mattie: If I were captain of the Titanic, which of my senior officers should be worried about?
Urquhart: Beware of an old man in a hurry. Have you heard that phrase, Mattie?
Mattie: Lord Billoborough. But he's Collingridge's closest adviser. He can't still think he could be party leader? Not at his age, not from the Lords...
Here's the source where I heard that originally.
House of Cards -- British TV drama
Mattie who is a journalist has a conversation with Francis Urquhart who is a Party Whip in his study. He intends to sow discord between Collingridge who is the Prime Minister and Billoborough.
Mattie: If I were captain of the Titanic, which of my senior officers should be worried about?
Urquhart: Beware of an old man in a hurry. Have you heard that phrase, Mattie?
Mattie: Lord Billoborough. But he's Collingridge's closest adviser. He can't still think he could be party leader? Not at his age, not from the Lords...
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