old head on young shoulders

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• you cannot put an old head on young shoulders — 1591 H. SMITH Preparative to Marriage 14 It is not good grafting of an olde head vppon young shoulders, for they will neuer beare it willingly but grudgingly. 1794 E. DRINKER Journal 31 Dec. (1889) 256 ’Tis not the way I could wish my children to …   Proverbs new dictionary

• you can't put an old head on young shoulders — ► you can t put an old head on young shoulders proverb you can t expect a young person to have the wisdom or maturity associated with older people. Main Entry: ↑old …   English terms dictionary

• an old head on young shoulders — a child or young person who thinks and talks like an older person who has more experience of life. My little nephew said people who dislike other people don t like themselves very much. That s an old head on young shoulders …   New idioms dictionary

• (have) an old head on young shoulders — (have) an old head on young ˈshoulders idiom used to describe a young person who acts in a more sensible way than you would expect for a person of their age Main entry: ↑oldidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• old — W1S1 [əuld US ould] adj comparative older superlative oldest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not new)¦ 2¦(not young)¦ 3¦(age)¦ 4¦(that you used to have)¦ 5¦(familiar)¦ 6¦(very well known)¦ 7 the old days 8 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• old — ► ADJECTIVE (older, oldest) 1) having lived for a long time; no longer young. 2) made or built long ago. 3) possessed or used for a long time. 4) dating from far back; long established or known. 5) former; previous. 6) …   English terms dictionary

• old — see old habits die hard you cannot put an old head on young shoulders old sins cast long shadows old soldiers never die better be an old man’s darling, than a young man’s slave you cannot catch old birds with chaff …   Proverbs new dictionary

• young — see young folks think old folks to be fools, but old folks know young folks to be fools a young man married is a young man marred young men may die, but old men must die young saint, old devil better be an old man’s darling, than a young man’s… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• old — adjective 1 USED OR NOT NEW having existed for a long time, or having been used a lot before: an old winter coat | a big old house | an old saying | My car s older than yours. | be (as) old as the hills (=be extremely old) 2 NOT YOUNG having… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• old, older — The everyday word for someone advanced in age is old. Old is also applied to anything in existence of long standing or that originated in a prior age: an old man, an old church, an old map, an old poem, an old model, an old family. Older is the… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• old — /oʊld / (say ohld) adjective (older or elder, oldest or eldest) 1. far advanced in years or life. 2. of or relating to a long life or persons advanced in years: to live to a good old age. 3. having the appearance or characteristics of advanced… …