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to be a bit 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 — 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 …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 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 —   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

  • tooth — [[t]tu͟ːθ[/t]] ♦♦♦ teeth 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your teeth are the hard white objects in your mouth and which you use for biting and chewing. She had very pretty straight teeth... If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it s… …   English dictionary

  • 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

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