A. Greek Philosophers
B. Roman Philosophers
C. English Philosophers
D. Muslim Philosophers
English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Tender age
Meaning: A young age.
Example: It’s easier to learn languages at a tender age.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Big fish in a small pond
Meaning: One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.
Example: Dr. Jones could get a professorship at an Ivy League university, but he enjoys being a big fish in a small pond too much to ever leave Hannover College.
English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Age out of something
Meaning: The phrase age out of something means to reach an age at which one is no longer eligible for the system of care designed to provide services, such as education or protection, for people below a certain age level.
Example: He has aged out of the special student scholarship program.
English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Ripe old age
Meaning: Very old age.
Example: After living to a ripe old age, she died yesterday.
English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Young at heart
Meaning: To be young at heart means to have a youthful spirit in spite of being old.
Example: Although he is over 80, he still feels young at heart.
English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Coon’s age
Meaning: The idiom a coon’s age refers to a very long period of time.
Example: It’s been a coon’s age since I last went to the theater.
English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Dog’s age
Meaning: The idiom dog’s age refers to a long period of time.
Example: Hi Jane!It’s been a dog’s age since we last met.
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.
English Idioms About “Age”
English Idioms: Come of age
The phrase come of age means to reach adulthood.
Example: His son has come of age.