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单词 long in the tooth
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long in the tooth

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Getting on in years, old, as in Aunt Aggie's a little long in the tooth to be helping us move. This expression alludes to a horse's gums receding with age and making the teeth appear longer. [Mid-1800s]

Words nearby long in the tooth

longi-, longicaudal, longicorn, longies, longing, long in the tooth, Longinus, longipennate, long iron, longirostral, longish
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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