to be long in the tooth
1long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something …
2long 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 …
3long 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… …
4long 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… …
5long 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 …
6long in the tooth — old, aged, over the hill Jack is a good pitcher, but he s long in the tooth too old …
7long 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) …
8long 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 …
9long in the tooth — humorous rather old I m a bit long in the tooth to be looking for a girlfriend …
10Long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something …
