Usage of "long in the tooth"

(For a person or an animal) Having lived for a relatively long period of time.

Sinònims

Examples for "old"

Examples for "old"

The 128-year-old company has been bedeviled by different problems in different markets. 
 Reuters 

Today, the court heard a victim impact statement from the 34-year-old victim. 
 The Irish Times 

The 52-year-old Scot is concerned about the security situation in Northern Ireland. 
 The Irish Times 

The 42-year-old said she would work across political parties in the role. 
 Radio NZ 

And let's hope the next government continues the fight, the 46-year-old said. 
 Reuters 

Introduction: Falls in older aged adults are an important public health problem. 
 Pubmed 

He left his home in East Afghanistan nine years ago aged 12. 
 Radio NZ 

He said initially children aged six and seven would benefit next year. 
 The Irish Times 

Methods: Children aged younger than 30 days undergoing cardiac operations were reviewed. 
 Pubmed 

Currently the Youth Court hears cases involving children aged 16 or younger. 
 Radio NZ 

Ús de long in the tooth en anglès

For another, she'd thought she was too long in the tooth herself. 
 American empire: blood and iron 

I'm getting a little long in the tooth to worry about children. 
 American empire: blood and iron 

She was a bit long in the tooth but in good shape overall. 
 Acts of faith 

Ah, but he was getting too long in the tooth for this game. 
 Gladiatrix 

Hurl now saw that each was also rather long in the tooth as well. 
 Return of the Crimson Guard 

All over the hill, long in the tooth, and nothing special to look at. 
 Tell me, pretty maiden 

I'm a bit long in the tooth for that now. 
 The Guardian 

But we're all getting a bit long in the tooth. 
 The South African 

UNLIKE most pop dinosaurs, the Bee Gees have always been long in the tooth. 
 The Irish Times 

I'm a little long in the tooth for the Bieb. 
 Revival 

The global economic upswing is long in the tooth. 
 Reuters 

What he meant was, she was getting long in the tooth to have a baby. 
 American empire: blood and iron 

She ain't exactly long in the tooth now. 
 Chinatown 

It makes sense because the Murcielago, introduced in 2001, is getting a bit long in the tooth. 
 Wired 

In the last years of his life, of course, he'd been a little long in the tooth. 
 Before you know kindness 

Sorina was too long in the tooth to think that she loved Amagê -shehardly knew her. 
 Imperatrix 

Significats de long in the tooth en anglès