long in the tooth | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Old;aged.1852,William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 2, inThe History of Henry Esmond, Esq.:His cousin was now of more than middle age. . . . She was lean, and yellow, andlong in the tooth.2004May 10, Chris Taylor, “Is Microsoft A Slowpoke?”, inTime‎[1], archived fromthe originalon6 April 2008:So as Microsoft began its 30th year last month, investors wondered whether it's a littlelong in the tooth.2019March 13, Drachinifel, 10:25 from the start, inThe Russian 2nd Pacific Squadron - Voyage of the Damned‎[2], archived fromthe originalon16 December 2022:There were four relatively-fast, modern cruisers, theOleg,Aurora,Zhemchug, andIzumrud... aaand theDmitrii Donskoi, which was twenty-one years old and getting a bitlong in the tooth.2024, Jeremy B. Rudd,A Practical Guide to Macroeconomics, page47:For those who are interested, Deaton (1992) remains the best (and most readable) single introduction to the empirics of the canonical permanent income model, though it's now a bitlong in the tooth.

Examples:

EN: She must be a bit long in the tooth by now, I should think.
ES: A estas alturas debe tener ya muchos años.
EN: Oh well, your damsel in distress may be a bit long in the tooth, but... she's very grateful.
ES: Oh, bueno, su damisela en apuros puede ser un poco mayor, pero... ella es muy agradecida.
EN: Come, you're not that long in the tooth.
ES: Vamos. No más largo que un diente.
EN: I suppose you thin k just because old Sheriff Boggs is long in the tooth that people can do anything they want around here?
ES: Creerá que porque el alguacil boggs es un viejo la gente puede hacer lo que quiera.
EN: I'm gettin' long in the tooth for this.
ES: Ya estoy viejo para esto.
EN: Bit long in the tooth for this kind of job, aren't you, Commander?
ES: Un poco mayor para esta clase de trabajos. ¿No cree comandante?
EN: I can assure you I'm not that long in the tooth, and neat blood brings me out in a rash.
ES: Te puedo asegurar que no tengo los dientes tan largos,... ni como sangre a borbotones.
EN: Most of those other fellows are a little long in the tooth... and a little... thick across the gut to go Thinsulate.
ES: La mayoría de los otros están algo viejos... y algo... gordos para usar ropa de tela sintética aislante.
EN: A little long in the tooth for training wheels.
ES: Ya eres mayor para llevar ruedecillas.
EN: Let's hope Boris and I aren't too long in the tooth for it.
ES: Esperemos que Boris y yo no seamos ya demasiado viejos para esto.
EN: We're getting a little long in the tooth for this kind of thing, Tom.
ES: Nos estamos cansando de este tipo de cosas, Tom.
EN: Getting a bit long in the tooth for it too, if you ask me.
ES: Es un poco demasiado si me pregunta.
EN: Both of you are getting kind of long in the tooth.
ES: Se os empiezan a notar los años.
EN: Oh. Those teenagers made him look a little long in the tooth.
ES: Esas adolescentes lo hacen parecer un poco entrado en años.
EN: You're a bit long in the tooth for that rookie behavior, aren't you, dear?
ES: Tienes mucha experiencia para comportarte como una novata, ¿no?

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