VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Long in the tooth

Meaning:

very old.; Getting on in years

Examples:

  • You're a little long in the tooth, aren't you?
  • I'm not that long in the tooth, but thank you, I'm flattered.
  • Well, he's getting a little long in the tooth.
  • We're both getting long in the tooth.
  • They seem a little long in the tooth.
  • Well, she was a little long in the tooth to be necking in her car.
  • You just got a little too long in the tooth.
  • We're getting a little long in the tooth for this kind of thing, Tom.
  • Bit long in the tooth for this kind of job, aren't you, Commander?
  • I'm not that long in the tooth, but thank you, I'm flattered.