long in the tooth
to be getting old
TRANSLATION
tooth = Zahn, long in the tooth = veraltet
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"Joe Calzaghe, the super-middleweight boxing champion, has branded former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis as "LONG IN THE TOOTH".
(BBC Sport - 23rd April 2001)
(BBC Sport - 23rd April 2001)
Did you
know?
Did you know?
Long in the tooth means to be getting old. You can apply this phrase both to people and to objects:
"Charles! We need a new Rolls. The old one is getting a bit long in the tooth."
Origin: The age of a horse can be roughly determined by examining its teeth, since a horse's gums (Zahnfleisch) recede as they age, therefore the longer the teeth of a horse appear to be, the older the horse.
Long in the tooth means to be getting old. You can apply this phrase both to people and to objects:
"Charles! We need a new Rolls. The old one is getting a bit long in the tooth."
Origin: The age of a horse can be roughly determined by examining its teeth, since a horse's gums (Zahnfleisch) recede as they age, therefore the longer the teeth of a horse appear to be, the older the horse.
