Ipodmini Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
long in the tooth
Hi:
I checked the meaning of the word in my dictionary, and it says "too old"
I think if someone's too old, he'll lose his teeth, how could it be "long in the tooth"?
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I've got my answer later:
http://www.word-detective.com/070401.html#longinthetooth
I checked the meaning of the word in my dictionary, and it says "too old"
I think if someone's too old, he'll lose his teeth, how could it be "long in the tooth"?
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I've got my answer later:
http://www.word-detective.com/070401.html#longinthetooth
Top answer
When horses get old, their gums recede. ) This makes the teeth look longer.
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When horses get old, their gums recede. (In other words, the gums don't cover as much of the teeth as they did before.) This makes the teeth look longer.
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