English Idioms: Age before beauty

English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Age before beauty
Meaning: A phrase said to allow older people to go before younger ones. Now most often used humorously or lightheartedly, and usually said by a younger person to an older friend or relative out of mock pity for being so much older and unattractive.
Example: Please, you first. Age before beauty, you know.