front 1 After climbing the hill, I realized I'm no spring chicken! | back 1 no longer young |
front 2 My assistant is a bit wet behind the ears. He still has a lot to learn. | back 2 wet behind the neck, young and inexperienced |
front 3 Becky's worried she's getting on in years after spotting more gray hairs. | back 3 getting old |
front 4 Sanjay feels as old as the hills when his kids talk about technology. | back 4 extremely old |
front 5 These bright young things have just started college. | back 5 young, enthusiastic, fashionable, or ambitious people |
front 6 This TV show bridges the generation gap. The whole family loves it. | back 6 appeals to people of all ages |
front 7 My grandpa got married again at the ripe old age of 92 | back 7 very old age |
front 8 Brendan's teacher told him to start acting his age. | back 8 behaving in a way appropriate to his age |
front 9 Sally first sang on stage at the tender age of 7. | back 9 very young age |
front 10 I feel my age when I go shopping with my children. | back 10 am conscious of being older |
front 11 I've just turned 40, and I'm in the prime of my life. I always go to the gym after work. | back 11 at my best; healthy and successful |
front 12 Katie started learning piano when she was knee-high to a grasshopper. | back 12 very young |
front 13 I'm too long in the tooth to try out skydiving. | back 13 old |
front 14 Derek and Joan spent their twilight years traveling the world. | back 14 Midnight years, the last years of someone's life |
front 15 I can't come to that nightclub with you! I'm over the hill. | back 15 old; past my best years |
front 16 Angela might be 84, but she is still young at heart. | back 16 youthful, despite being old |
front 17 Damien's at that awkward age and finds it hard to talk to people. | back 17 the period of adolescence when people feel very self-conscious |
front 18 In many countries, there is a big celebration when young people come of age. | back 18 reach maturity, or have the same legal rights as adults |
front 19 Many singers' voices improve with age. | back 19 get better as they get older |
front 20 Stephen has reached the great age of 100. | back 20 very old age |