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long in the tooth

Универсальный англо-русский словарь . Академик.ру . 2011 .

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long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something … The small dictionary of idiomes

long in the tooth — ► long in the tooth rather old. [ORIGIN: originally said of horses, from the recession of the gums with age.] Main Entry: ↑long … English terms dictionary

long in the tooth — phrasal : past one s best days : old as fighters go, he is a sere and yellowed leaf and long in the tooth Gilbert Millstein * * * long in the tooth Elderly, like a horse whose gums are receding with age • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth * * * long in the… … Useful english dictionary

long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who is long in the tooth is a bit too old to do something. She s a bit long in the tooth for a cabaret dancer, isn t… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

long in the tooth — adjective Old, aged. His cousin was now of more than middle age. . . . She was lean, and yellow, and long in the tooth. See Also: dont look a gift horse in the mouth … Wiktionary

long in the tooth — old, aged, over the hill Jack is a good pitcher, but he s long in the tooth too old … English idioms

long in the tooth — to be very old. Don t you think she s a bit long in the tooth to be a romantic heroine? Etymology: based on the idea that teeth grow longer in some animals as they get older … New idioms dictionary

long in the tooth — humorous rather old I m a bit long in the tooth to be looking for a girlfriend … English dictionary

Long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something … Dictionary of English idioms

long in the tooth — rather old. [orig. said of horses, from the recession of the gums with age.] → long … English new terms dictionary

long in the tooth — phrasal past one s best days ; old … New Collegiate Dictionary

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long in the tooth

‘Whom have you got in mind for this committee?’ asked the squire abruptly. ‘My father,’ said Michael; ‘and we’d thought of Marquess of Shropshire — ’ ‘Very long in the tooth.’ ‘But very spry,’ said Sir Lawrence. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part II, ch. VI) — — Кого вы имеете в виду для комитета? — Моего отца, — сказал Майкл. — Думали еще о маркизе Шропшире. — Да из него песок сыплется. — Нет, он еще молодцом, — сказал сэр Лоренс.

He was too long in the tooth to fool round with dynamite, like talking about a big slug that did not exist. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 56) — Он не какой-нибудь молокосос, чтобы играть с огнем, болтая о несуществующем самородке.

Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. — М.: «Русский язык-Медиа». . 2006 .

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long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something … The small dictionary of idiomes

long in the tooth — ► long in the tooth rather old. [ORIGIN: originally said of horses, from the recession of the gums with age.] Main Entry: ↑long … English terms dictionary

long in the tooth — phrasal : past one s best days : old as fighters go, he is a sere and yellowed leaf and long in the tooth Gilbert Millstein * * * long in the tooth Elderly, like a horse whose gums are receding with age • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth * * * long in the… … Useful english dictionary

long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who is long in the tooth is a bit too old to do something. She s a bit long in the tooth for a cabaret dancer, isn t… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

long in the tooth — adjective Old, aged. His cousin was now of more than middle age. . . . She was lean, and yellow, and long in the tooth. See Also: dont look a gift horse in the mouth … Wiktionary

long in the tooth — old, aged, over the hill Jack is a good pitcher, but he s long in the tooth too old … English idioms

long in the tooth — to be very old. Don t you think she s a bit long in the tooth to be a romantic heroine? Etymology: based on the idea that teeth grow longer in some animals as they get older … New idioms dictionary

long in the tooth — humorous rather old I m a bit long in the tooth to be looking for a girlfriend … English dictionary

Long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something … Dictionary of English idioms

long in the tooth — rather old. [orig. said of horses, from the recession of the gums with age.] → long … English new terms dictionary

long in the tooth — phrasal past one s best days ; old … New Collegiate Dictionary

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long in the tooth

1 long in the tooth

‘Whom have you got in mind for this committee?’ asked the squire abruptly. ‘My father,’ said Michael; ‘and we’d thought of Marquess of Shropshire — ’ ‘Very long in the tooth.’ ‘But very spry,’ said Sir Lawrence. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part II, ch. VI) — — Кого вы имеете в виду для комитета? — Моего отца, — сказал Майкл. — Думали еще о маркизе Шропшире. — Да из него песок сыплется. — Нет, он еще молодцом, — сказал сэр Лоренс.

He was too long in the tooth to fool round with dynamite, like talking about a big slug that did not exist. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 56) — Он не какой-нибудь молокосос, чтобы играть с огнем, болтая о несуществующем самородке.

2 long in the tooth

3 long in the tooth

Wish I was young enough to wear that kind of thing. — We’re both pretty long in the tooth, eh?

I’d have thought she was a bit long in the tooth to be starring as the romantic heroine.

4 long in the tooth

5 long in the tooth

6 long in the tooth

7 Long in the tooth

8 long in the tooth

9 long in the tooth

10 long in the tooth

11 long addendum tooth

12 long tooth

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long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something … The small dictionary of idiomes

long in the tooth — ► long in the tooth rather old. [ORIGIN: originally said of horses, from the recession of the gums with age.] Main Entry: ↑long … English terms dictionary

long in the tooth — phrasal : past one s best days : old as fighters go, he is a sere and yellowed leaf and long in the tooth Gilbert Millstein * * * long in the tooth Elderly, like a horse whose gums are receding with age • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth * * * long in the… … Useful english dictionary

long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who is long in the tooth is a bit too old to do something. She s a bit long in the tooth for a cabaret dancer, isn t… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

long in the tooth — adjective Old, aged. His cousin was now of more than middle age. . . . She was lean, and yellow, and long in the tooth. See Also: dont look a gift horse in the mouth … Wiktionary

long in the tooth — old, aged, over the hill Jack is a good pitcher, but he s long in the tooth too old … English idioms

long in the tooth — to be very old. Don t you think she s a bit long in the tooth to be a romantic heroine? Etymology: based on the idea that teeth grow longer in some animals as they get older … New idioms dictionary

long in the tooth — humorous rather old I m a bit long in the tooth to be looking for a girlfriend … English dictionary

Long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something … Dictionary of English idioms

long in the tooth — rather old. [orig. said of horses, from the recession of the gums with age.] → long … English new terms dictionary

long in the tooth — phrasal past one s best days ; old … New Collegiate Dictionary

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1 long in the tooth

2 long in the tooth

‘Whom have you got in mind for this committee?’ asked the squire abruptly. ‘My father,’ said Michael; ‘and we’d thought of Marquess of Shropshire — ’ ‘Very long in the tooth.’ ‘But very spry,’ said Sir Lawrence. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part II, ch. VI) — — Кого вы имеете в виду для комитета? — Моего отца, — сказал Майкл. — Думали еще о маркизе Шропшире. — Да из него песок сыплется. — Нет, он еще молодцом, — сказал сэр Лоренс.

He was too long in the tooth to fool round with dynamite, like talking about a big slug that did not exist. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 56) — Он не какой-нибудь молокосос, чтобы играть с огнем, болтая о несуществующем самородке.

3 long in the tooth

4 long in the tooth

Wish I was young enough to wear that kind of thing. — We’re both pretty long in the tooth, eh?

I’d have thought she was a bit long in the tooth to be starring as the romantic heroine.

5 long in the tooth

6 long in the tooth

7 long in the tooth

8 long in the tooth

9 long in the tooth

10 long in the tooth

11 long in the tooth

12 long in the tooth

13 Long in the tooth

14 long in the tooth

15 long in the tooth

16 long in the tooth

17 long in the tooth

18 be\ long\ in\ the\ tooth

19 get etc long in the tooth

20 to be a bit long in the tooth

См. также в других словарях:

long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something … The small dictionary of idiomes

long in the tooth — ► long in the tooth rather old. [ORIGIN: originally said of horses, from the recession of the gums with age.] Main Entry: ↑long … English terms dictionary

long in the tooth — phrasal : past one s best days : old as fighters go, he is a sere and yellowed leaf and long in the tooth Gilbert Millstein * * * long in the tooth Elderly, like a horse whose gums are receding with age • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth * * * long in the… … Useful english dictionary

long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who is long in the tooth is a bit too old to do something. She s a bit long in the tooth for a cabaret dancer, isn t… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

long in the tooth — adjective Old, aged. His cousin was now of more than middle age. . . . She was lean, and yellow, and long in the tooth. See Also: dont look a gift horse in the mouth … Wiktionary

long in the tooth — old, aged, over the hill Jack is a good pitcher, but he s long in the tooth too old … English idioms

long in the tooth old — Horses are aged by the recession of their gums: . he wanted to link up with some nice little bit less long in the tooth. (Christie, 1939) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

long in the tooth — to be very old. Don t you think she s a bit long in the tooth to be a romantic heroine? Etymology: based on the idea that teeth grow longer in some animals as they get older … New idioms dictionary

long in the tooth — humorous rather old I m a bit long in the tooth to be looking for a girlfriend … English dictionary

Long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something … Dictionary of English idioms

long in the tooth — rather old. [orig. said of horses, from the recession of the gums with age.] → long … English new terms dictionary

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long in the tooth

English-Russian dictionary of expressions . 2014 .

Смотреть что такое «long in the tooth» в других словарях:

long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something … The small dictionary of idiomes

long in the tooth — ► long in the tooth rather old. [ORIGIN: originally said of horses, from the recession of the gums with age.] Main Entry: ↑long … English terms dictionary

long in the tooth — phrasal : past one s best days : old as fighters go, he is a sere and yellowed leaf and long in the tooth Gilbert Millstein * * * long in the tooth Elderly, like a horse whose gums are receding with age • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth * * * long in the… … Useful english dictionary

long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who is long in the tooth is a bit too old to do something. She s a bit long in the tooth for a cabaret dancer, isn t… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

long in the tooth — adjective Old, aged. His cousin was now of more than middle age. . . . She was lean, and yellow, and long in the tooth. See Also: dont look a gift horse in the mouth … Wiktionary

long in the tooth — old, aged, over the hill Jack is a good pitcher, but he s long in the tooth too old … English idioms

long in the tooth — to be very old. Don t you think she s a bit long in the tooth to be a romantic heroine? Etymology: based on the idea that teeth grow longer in some animals as they get older … New idioms dictionary

long in the tooth — humorous rather old I m a bit long in the tooth to be looking for a girlfriend … English dictionary

Long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something … Dictionary of English idioms

long in the tooth — rather old. [orig. said of horses, from the recession of the gums with age.] → long … English new terms dictionary

long in the tooth — phrasal past one s best days ; old … New Collegiate Dictionary

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