| 释义 |
●(be) ˌlong in the ˈtooth (humorous, especially BrE) old 年事已高；年岁大了◆I’m a bit long in the tooth for all-night parties.
我年岁大了，不能参加这种通宵聚会。 ORIGIN This idiom refers to the fact that some animals’ teeth keep growing as they grow older. 这个习语原指某些动物的牙齿随着年龄的增长而一直生长。 |
