long in the tooth

English - Turkish

Definition of long in the tooth in English Turkish dictionary

yaşını başını almış

uzun diş

{k} yaşlanmış. show one's teeth k.dili. dişlerini göstermek, tehdit etmek

English - English

Definition of long in the tooth in English English dictionary

Old, aged

So as Microsoft began its 30th year last month, investors wondered whether it's a little long in the tooth.

{i} (Slang) aged people; elderly; growing old

Hyphenation

Long in the tooth

Turkish pronunciation

lông în dhi tuth

Synonyms

aging, getting on, getting up in years, gray-haired, senescent, white-haired

Pronunciation

/ˈlôɴɢ ən ᴛʜē ˈto͞oᴛʜ/ /ˈlɔːŋ ɪn ðiː ˈtuːθ/

Etymology

() Possibly from the practice of examining the length of horses' teeth when estimating their ages : an old horse has long, rectangular incisors, and their occlusion angle is steep.