long in the tooth

Speech parts

1. long in the tooth - Adjective

2. long in the tooth - Phrase

Meaning

long in the tooth

(idiomatic) Old; aged.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

old senior aged elder elderly aging senile wizened grizzled septuagenarian senescent octogenarian eldern over the hill on in years

Antonyms

callow young growing junior infant juvenile
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Related terms

don't look a gift horse in the mouth

Examples

I think I'm long past the days where I would go to the store and drop a couple hundred bucks on CDs, so my playlist is gonna be pretty long in the tooth. Dave Willis

I would love to see a sequel to 'The Rocketeer.' I'd love to see that! I don't know that I would be in it. I may be a little long in the tooth to play 'The Rocketeer.' But I would love to be a part of that in some form or fashion. Billy Campbell

I have never directed. But I think I could. I have thought about it. I'm a bit long in the tooth to start. Angela Lansbury

I couldn't care less what anyone's 'perception' of me is. I'm too long in the tooth to care. Felix Dennis

Again, this is a guy long in the tooth, been there four years. Source: Internet

And quite frankly, Woodley is a little long in the tooth. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

long in the tooth

Close letter words and terms

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