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she is long in the tooth

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  • 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 — 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

  • 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

  • Chuck Versus the Tooth — Chuck episode Episode no. Season 3 Episode 16 Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer …   Wikipedia

  • long — long1 W1S1 [lɔŋ US lo:ŋ] adj comparative longer superlative longest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(great length)¦ 2¦(great distance)¦ 3¦(large amount of time)¦ 4¦(particular length/distance/time)¦ 5¦(writing)¦ 6¦(clothing)¦ 7¦(tiring/boring)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • long — long1 W1S1 [lɔŋ US lo:ŋ] adj comparative longer superlative longest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(great length)¦ 2¦(great distance)¦ 3¦(large amount of time)¦ 4¦(particular length/distance/time)¦ 5¦(writing)¦ 6¦(clothing)¦ 7¦(tiring/boring)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • long — I [[t]lɒ̱ŋgɪst, AM lɔ͟ːŋgɪst[/t]] TIME ♦ longest 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with v, oft ADV adv/prep Long means a great amount of time or for a great amount of time. Repairs to the cable did not take too long... Have you known her parents long?... I… …   English dictionary

  • tooth — toothlike, adj. /toohth/, n., pl. teeth, v., toothed /toohtht, toohdhd/, toothing /tooh thing, dhing/. n. 1. (in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and… …   Universalium

  • long — long1 [ lɔŋ ] adjective *** ▸ 1 measurement/distance ▸ 2 lasting long time ▸ 3 measuring distance/time ▸ 4 book/letter/list ▸ 5 clothes ▸ 6 about ball in sports ▸ 7 drink: in tall glass ▸ 8 about vowel ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) measuring a large amount… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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