古ふる株かぶ

noun

old-timer; veteran; senior member

Refers to a person who has been in a group, company, or field for a long time. Often carries a nuance of experience and sometimes stubbornness.

• 彼かれはこの会かい社しゃの古ふる株かぶで、もう二に十じゅう年ねんも働はたらいている。

  He is an old-timer at this company, having worked here for twenty years.

• 古ふる株かぶの社しゃ員いんたちは新あたらしいやり方かたに抵てい抗こうすることがある。

  Veteran employees sometimes resist new methods.

noun

old stump; old roots

Original literal meaning: an old tree stump or roots. Now mostly used in figurative contexts or when discussing gardening/forestry.

• 庭にわの古ふる株かぶを掘ほり起おこすのは大たい変へんだ。

  Digging up the old stump in the garden is hard work.