mutton dressed up as lamb

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• mutton dressed up as lamb — mutton dressed (up) as lamb British, informal an offensive way of saying that a woman is dressed in a style that is more suitable for a much younger woman. Do you think this skirt is too short? I don t want to look like mutton dressed as lamb …   New idioms dictionary

• Mutton dressed up as lamb — something made out to be better than it really is …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• mutton dressed up as lamb — Australian Slang something made out to be better than it really is …   English dialects glossary

• mutton dressed as a lamb — old woman trying to make herself appear younger …   English contemporary dictionary

• mutton dressed as lamb — mutton dressed (up) as lamb British, informal an offensive way of saying that a woman is dressed in a style that is more suitable for a much younger woman. Do you think this skirt is too short? I don t want to look like mutton dressed as lamb …   New idioms dictionary

• mutton dressed as lamb — (informal) An older woman who dresses or makes herself up in a style more suitable to a young one • • • Main Entry: ↑mutton * * * mutton dressed as lamb british offensive phrase used for describing someone, especially a woman, who is dressed in a …   Useful english dictionary

• mutton dressed as lamb —    Mutton dressed as lamb is term for middle aged or elderly people trying to look younger.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    This expression refers to a middle aged woman who tries to look younger by dressing in clothes designed for… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• mutton dressed as lamb — is term for middle aged or elderly people trying to look younger …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• mutton dressed as lamb Brit. — mutton dressed as lamb Brit. informal, derogatory a middle aged or old woman dressed in a style suitable for a much younger woman. → mutton …   English new terms dictionary

• mutton dressed as lamb — ► mutton dressed as lamb Brit. informal, derogatory a middle aged or old woman dressed in a style suitable for a much younger woman. Main Entry: ↑mutton …   English terms dictionary

• Mutton dressed as lamb —   Mutton dressed as lamb is term for middle aged or elderly people trying to look younger …   Dictionary of English idioms