IDIOMS ABOUT AGE Flashcards


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After climbing the hill, I realized I'm no spring chicken!

no longer young

2

My assistant is a bit wet behind the ears. He still has a lot to learn.

wet behind the neck, young and inexperienced

3

Becky's worried she's getting on in years after spotting more gray hairs.

getting old

4

Sanjay feels as old as the hills when his kids talk about technology.

extremely old

5

These bright young things have just started college.

young, enthusiastic, fashionable, or ambitious people

6

This TV show bridges the generation gap. The whole family loves it.

appeals to people of all ages

7

My grandpa got married again at the ripe old age of 92

very old age

8

Brendan's teacher told him to start acting his age.

behaving in a way appropriate to his age

9

Sally first sang on stage at the tender age of 7.

very young age

10

I feel my age when I go shopping with my children.

am conscious of being older

11

I've just turned 40, and I'm in the prime of my life. I always go to the gym after work.

at my best; healthy and successful

12

Katie started learning piano when she was knee-high to a grasshopper.

very young

13

I'm too long in the tooth to try out skydiving.

old

14

Derek and Joan spent their twilight years traveling the world.

Midnight years, the last years of someone's life

15

I can't come to that nightclub with you! I'm over the hill.

old; past my best years

16

Angela might be 84, but she is still young at heart.

youthful, despite being old

17

Damien's at that awkward age and finds it hard to talk to people.

the period of adolescence when people feel very self-conscious

18

In many countries, there is a big celebration when young people come of age.

reach maturity, or have the same legal rights as adults

19

Many singers' voices improve with age.

get better as they get older

20

Stephen has reached the great age of 100.

very old age