CÂU & DIỄN ĐẠT CÂU :
IDIOMS ABOUT AGE (Các
thành ngữ về “tuổi tác” ) :
- After climbing the hill,
I realized I’m no spring chicken! (no longer young).
- My assistant is a bit wet
behind the ears (young and inexperienced). He still has a lot to learn.
- Becky’s worried she’s
getting on in years (getting old) after spotting more gray hairs. (US)
- Sayjay feels as old as
the hills (extremely old) when his kids talk about technology.
- These bright young things
(young, enthusiastic, fashionable, or ambitious people) have just started
college.
- This TV show bridges the
generation gap (appeals to people of all ages). The whole family loves it.
- I’ve just turned 40,
and I’m in the prime of my life (at my
best; healthy and successful) . I always go to the gym after work
- Katie started learning
piano when she was knee-high to a grasshopper (very young)
- I’m too long in the tooth
(old) to try out skydiving
- Derek and Joan spent
their twilight years (the last years of their life) traveling the world
- I can’t come to that
nightclub with you! I’m over the hill (old, past my best years)
- Angela might be 84, but
she is still young at heart (youthful, despite being old).
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