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2 long in the tooth
разг.старый; ≈ песок сыплется [длинные зубы у лошади - признак старости]‘Whom have you got in mind for this committee?’ asked the squire abruptly. ‘My father,’ said Michael; ‘and we'd thought of Marquess of Shropshire - ’ ‘Very long in the tooth.’ ‘But very spry,’ said Sir Lawrence. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part II, ch. VI) — - Кого вы имеете в виду для комитета? - Моего отца, - сказал Майкл. - Думали еще о маркизе Шропшире... - Да из него песок сыплется. - Нет, он еще молодцом, - сказал сэр Лоренс.
He was too long in the tooth to fool round with dynamite, like talking about a big slug that did not exist. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 56) — Он не какой-нибудь молокосос, чтобы играть с огнем, болтая о несуществующем самородке.
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paзг.cтapый; пecoк cыплeтcя [длинныe зубы у лoшaди - пpизнaк cтapocти]'Whom have you got in mind for this committee?' asked the squire abruptly. 'My father,' said Michael; 'and we'd thought of Marquess of Shropshire -' 'Very long in the tooth.' 'But very spry,' said Sir Lawrence (J. Galsworthy). You're getting a bit long in the tooth for the kind of job we're going to do (E. Waugh) -
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humor old-fash не первой молодостиWish I was young enough to wear that kind of thing. — We're both pretty long in the tooth, eh?
I'd have thought she was a bit long in the tooth to be starring as the romantic heroine.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > long in the tooth
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5 long in the tooth
n. (Slang) bejaarde mensen; oudere mensen; het oud wordenlang in de mond, aftands -
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7 long in the tooth
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Старый. «Песок сыплется»Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Long in the tooth
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Старый. Когда лошади стареют, их дёсны деформируются всё больше и больше, и бо́льшая часть зубов обнажается, создавая видимость того, что зубы стали длиннее.English-Russian dictionary of expressions > long in the tooth
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18 be\ long\ in\ the\ tooth
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19 get etc long in the tooth
((of a person or animal) to be, become etc, old: I'm getting a bit long in the tooth to climb mountains.) blive halvgammel* * *((of a person or animal) to be, become etc, old: I'm getting a bit long in the tooth to climb mountains.) blive halvgammel -
20 to be a bit long in the tooth
familiar tener años
См. также в других словарях:
long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something … The small dictionary of idiomes
long in the tooth — ► long in the tooth rather old. [ORIGIN: originally said of horses, from the recession of the gums with age.] Main Entry: ↑long … English terms dictionary
long in the tooth — phrasal : past one s best days : old as fighters go, he is a sere and yellowed leaf and long in the tooth Gilbert Millstein * * * long in the tooth Elderly, like a horse whose gums are receding with age • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth * * * long in the… … Useful english dictionary
long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who is long in the tooth is a bit too old to do something. She s a bit long in the tooth for a cabaret dancer, isn t… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
long in the tooth — adjective Old, aged. His cousin was now of more than middle age. . . . She was lean, and yellow, and long in the tooth. See Also: dont look a gift horse in the mouth … Wiktionary
long in the tooth — old, aged, over the hill Jack is a good pitcher, but he s long in the tooth too old … English idioms
long in the tooth old — Horses are aged by the recession of their gums: ... he wanted to link up with some nice little bit less long in the tooth. (Christie, 1939) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
long in the tooth — to be very old. Don t you think she s a bit long in the tooth to be a romantic heroine? Etymology: based on the idea that teeth grow longer in some animals as they get older … New idioms dictionary
long in the tooth — humorous rather old I m a bit long in the tooth to be looking for a girlfriend … English dictionary
Long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something … Dictionary of English idioms
be long in the tooth — humorous to be too old. I d have thought she was a bit long in the tooth to be starring as the romantic heroine … New idioms dictionary