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long in the tooth



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Idioms and Phrases

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]
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"I hope this the Sky series will do that because I'm getting pretty long in the tooth and I can't go on doing this forever."

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Let’s just say there’s a lot of Murphy programming on television these days, and the majority of the series are long-winded, long-running or just plain long in the tooth.

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Guardiola dismisses the suggestion City have allowed their squad to get too long in the tooth, but this is an ageing group and miles on the clock finally appear to be taking their toll.

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He took that post despite suggesting months earlier that he was too long in the tooth and it was perhaps time for new blood.

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The Justice Department declined to prosecute Joe Biden but couldn’t help notice he’s gettin’ long in the tooth.

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