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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsIs anyone else here getting long in the tooth?
I've had this expression repeating in my head all day for some reason. Like a song that gets stuck in your head. I'll tell you something...it starts sounding pretty freakin' weird after a few hours. So try not to think about that expression. OK?
"Long in the tooth"
"Long in the tooth"
"Long in the tooth"
"Long in the tooth"
Cirque du So-What
(26,028 posts)whose teeth grow continuously throughout their life. If they gnaw on things sufficiently abrasive, they wont get long in the tooth. Im not a rodent, so I never gave it more consideration than is due.
northoftheborder
(7,575 posts)The guys on "A Way With Words" probably could come up with it's history, and what it originally meant!
LuckyCharms
(17,472 posts)making their teeth appear longer. So "long in the tooth" became an expression that refers to aging.
Aristus
(66,529 posts)If someone gives you a horse, it's rude to check its teeth to see how old it is.
ailsagirl
(22,908 posts)Such as giving someone the cold shoulder:
This idiom originated in the early 1800s. It is said that welcome visitors to a house were served a hot meal but someone who was not welcome was given a cold shoulder of whatever meat was being eaten. The shoulder was known to be the coldest and toughest part of the animal and a much inferior meal.
Aristus
(66,529 posts)ailsagirl
(22,908 posts)Rhiannon12866
(206,853 posts)dameatball
(7,411 posts)But yes, I think Groundhogs have to keep gnawing...rodents I guess.
LuckyCharms
(17,472 posts)I hope.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)dameatball
(7,411 posts)keithbvadu2
(37,044 posts)Alas! From the background, not the foreground which is not measurable.
Unless you know your execution date.
Sanity Claws
(21,866 posts)I won't think about it.
I won't think about it.
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)lastlib
(23,377 posts)Go sit in a dark room; sit there, and DON'T think about PINK ELEPHANTS!!
AJT
(5,240 posts)Harker
(14,113 posts)(or receding gums) occur.
Come on. Pull my finger.
Lars39
(26,117 posts)lillypaddle
(9,581 posts)often times your gums will recede, thereby leaving you long in the tooth.
It's kind of like a tall drink of water, except it isn't.