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one could be someone's parentSaid to emphasize age disparity of a couple, usually to express disapproval and imply the possibility of choosing a partner with closer age.Rate it:

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Over the HillOld and past age, beyond one’s prime, past the bestRate it:

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put out to pastureTo make someone retire, especially due to advancing age.Rate it:

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quel âge as-tuhow old are you?Rate it:

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qui arma ferre possunt or iuventusmen of military age.Rate it:

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qui per aetatem arma ferre non possunt or aetate ad bellum inutilesmen exempt from service owing to age.Rate it:

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reach an early graveTo be sentenced to death before the age of 18.Rate it:

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reach an early graveTo die young. To die before the age of 80.Rate it:

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ripe old ageA very old ageRate it:

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rob the cradleTo use a young person for a purpose inappropriate to his or her age.Rate it:

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royal bumpsA ritual of two or more persons holding another person by the arms and legs, face up, while bumping them repeatedly on the floor. In modern times it is a lighthearted affair, generally performed only on a young person's birthday with the number of bumps corresponding to the person's age in years. Historically it was a hazing.Rate it:

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senectus nobis obrēpitold age creeps on us insensibly.Rate it:

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senectute, senio confectum esseto be worn out by old age.Rate it:

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si on lui pressait le nez, il en sortirait du laitSe dit d’une très jeune personne qui vient se mêler de choses au-dessus de son âge et de sa capacité.Rate it:

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smarty pantsTo be really smart for your age or to be just really smart; often used sarcastically toward someone who acts as if they are smart or to a child who 'sasses' their parent or elderRate it:

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suo (legitimo) anno creari (opp. ante annum)to be elected at the age required by law (lex Villia annalis).Rate it:

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tempora heroica (N. D. 3. 21. 54)the mythical period, the heroic age.Rate it:

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the good die youngWell-regarded people who are morally upright, kind, and beneficent tend to die at a younger age than do most people.Rate it:

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there's life in the old dog yetA person's faculties, or an organization's usefulness, should not be written off simply because of age.Rate it:

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there's no fool like an old foolAge does not bring wisdom.Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

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to attain one' age of wisdomTo reach an age of maturity, to grow old.Rate it:

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turn twoTo reach the age of two years.Rate it:

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twilight yearsOld age.Rate it:

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une verte vieillesseA hale old age.Rate it:

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you can't put an old head on young shouldersYoung people inevitably lack the experience and wisdom which come with age.Rate it:

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you're never too old to learnIt is possible to learn new things, at any age; (implying) follow your desires and dreamsRate it:

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молодым везде у нас дорога, старикам везде у нас почётage before beautyRate it:

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