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English idioms used to Describe People
spring chicken
spring chicken
[Podstatné jméno]

a young individual with little or no experience

nováček, kuře

nováček, kuře

Ex: I may be a spring chicken, but I learn fast .
young blood
young blood
[Podstatné jméno]

a young energetic person that brings new ideas, enthusiasm, and vitality to a group, organization, or activity

nová krev, mladá energie

nová krev, mladá energie

Ex: Young blood often challenges the status quo in positive ways .

Technologický startup prosperoval díky kreativitě své mladé krve, neustále posouval hranice a zůstával v čele oboru.

at {one's} mother's knee

used when someone has learned or experienced something from a very young age

Ex: These are values she absorbed at her mother's knee.
knee-high to a grasshopper

(of a person) very young or very small

Ex: When I was knee-high to a grasshopper, we lived in a small village.
salad days
salad days
[Podstatné jméno]

the time in a person's life marked by youthfulness, inexperience, and being carefree

dny mládí, zlatý věk mládí

dny mládí, zlatý věk mládí

Ex: He wrote poetry during his salad days in Paris .
on the (other|wrong) side of {num}

used to refer to people who look older than the age they are at

Ex: After years of working outdoors, he's on the other side of forty.
ripe old age
ripe old age
[fráze]

an advanced stage of life characterized by a long lifespan and great wisdom

Ex: She celebrated her 100th birthday in good health a true ripe old age.
old as the hills

used to describe someone or something that is old and has existed for a long time

Ex: That joke is as old as the hills.
long in the tooth

describing an individual who has lived for a very long time and is not able to do certain activities due to old age

Ex: I may be long in the tooth, but I'm not stupid.
hale and hearty

used to describe an old person who is still very active and healthy

Ex: At the reunion, I was glad to see my old teacher looking hale and hearty.
silver surfer
silver surfer
[Podstatné jméno]

a senior citizen that spends a lot of time using the Internet

stříbrný surfař, seniorský uživatel internetu

stříbrný surfař, seniorský uživatel internetu

Ex: The term "silver surfer" has become common as more seniors embrace technology .
old enough to be {one's} (mother|father)

used to refer to a significant age difference between two people, especially those who are romantically involved with one another

Ex: They have a thirty-year age gap he's old enough to be her father.
over the hill

considered old and no longer at one's best

Ex: Don't act like you're over the hill just because you had a bad day.
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