Long In The Tooth Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Long in the tooth What does Long in the tooth mean?	To be getting old.	Daddy needs a new Porsche. The old one is getting a bit long in the tooth. Strange as it may seem this phrase's origin is closely related to the origin of the phrase "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth". The age of a horse can be roughly determined by examining its teeth, since a horse's gums recede as they age. The longer the teeth of a horse appear to be, the older the horse.
long in the tooth What does long in the tooth mean?	old	The man was feeling a little long in the tooth and he did not have much energy.
long in the tooth What does long in the tooth mean?	old	The man was feeling long in the tooth and he did not have much energy.
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todger What does "todger" mean?	penis; dick

put (something) down in black and white What does "put (something) down in black and white" mean?	write something down, make or draw up a contract	I put my strategy for the meeting down in black and white.
short and sweet What does "short and sweet" mean?	brief and pleasant	My visit with my parents was short and sweet.
cross-examine (someone) What does "cross-examine (someone)" mean?	question a suspect or a witness in a trial	The lawyer was very careful when he began to cross-examine the witness.
keep a civil tongue What does "keep a civil tongue" mean?	speak decently and politely	The angry customer was asked to keep a civil tongue when talking with the sales clerk.
come down to earth What does "come down to earth" mean?	to stop imagining or dreaming about things	My friend has finally come down to earth and is seriously looking for a job.
have nothing between the ears What does "have nothing between the ears" mean?	to be stupid, to have no brains or intelligence	The young man has nothing between the ears and he is always making stupid mistakes.

drive (something) home or drive home (something) What does "drive (something) home or drive home (something)" mean?	to make something clearly understood	The high price of gasoline drove home the necessity of driving less.
Look what the cat dragged in What does "Look what the cat dragged in" mean?	This idiom is used when someone arrives somewhere looking a mess or flustered and bothered.
use up What does "use up" mean?	use until nothing is left, spend or consume completely	They used up all of the paper in the copy machine this morning.

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Long In The Tooth Idiom