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no spring chicken

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  1. No longer a young person, as in Sally's no spring chicken, but she plays a fine game of tennis. This unflattering expression, often applied to women, has been used since the early 1700s, although spring was omitted from the earliest citation (1711).


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“The papacy is a huge burden. Especially for an older man,” Adeyemi replies, cutting his eyes at Tremblay, no spring chicken, in a particular way.

From Salon Nov. 22, 2024

Mr Biden turns 81 on Monday, making him the oldest president ever, with Mr Trump no spring chicken at 77.

From BBC Nov. 19, 2023

It is worth noting that Trọng himself is no spring chicken, at 79 years old.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2023

Especially if Trump, at 76 no spring chicken himself, is in the race.

From Seattle Times Apr. 27, 2023

“Besides, think of your future. You’re no spring chicken at sixty-nine, and very soon, you’re going to be where you don’t make the rules.”

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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