long in the tooth

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Old; aged.

Συνώνυμα

aged

old

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Μεταφράσεις

alt

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âgé

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vieux

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défraîchi

vieux jeu

blanchi sous le harnois

vecchio

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antiquato

attempato

sbiadito

velho

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desgastado

ajado

rancio

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Possibly from the practice of examining the length of horses’ teeth when estimating their ages: an old horse has long, rectangular incisors, and their occlusion angle is steep. Compare don't look a gift horse in the mouth.