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人を描写する - 年齢

「春の鶏」や「歯が長い」など、年齢に関する英語のイディオムをマスターしましょう。

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English idioms used to Describe People
spring chicken

a young individual with little or no experience

青二才, 若造

青二才, 若造

Ex: He's no spring chicken when it comes to negotiating. 
young blood
young blood
[名詞]

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

新風, 若い力

新風, 若い力

Ex: The company needs some young blood to modernize its systems. 
at {one's} mother's knee

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

幼い頃から, 物心つく頃から

幼い頃から, 物心つく頃から

Ex: She learned to cook at her mother's knee. 
knee-high to a grasshopper

(of a person) very young or very small

とても小さい, ちっちゃい

とても小さい, ちっちゃい

Ex: I haven't seen you since you were knee-high to a grasshopper. 
salad days
salad days
[名詞]

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

青春時代, 青二才の頃

青春時代, 青二才の頃

Ex: I remember my salad days with great fondness. 
on the (other|wrong) side of {num}

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

年より老け, 向こう側

年より老け, 向こう側

Ex: He looks like he's on the other side of fifty. 
ripe old age

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

高齢, 円熟した老齢

高齢, 円熟した老齢

Ex: My grandmother lived to the ripe old age of 95. 
old as the hills

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

とても古い, 古代の

とても古い, 古代の

Ex: That legend 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

年をとりすぎている, 老けた

年をとりすぎている, 老けた

Ex: I'm getting a bit long in the tooth to climb mountains. 
hale and hearty

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

壮健で元気な, 壮健な

壮健で元気な, 壮健な

Ex: My grandfather is 90 years old, but he's still hale and hearty. 
silver surfer

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

シルバーサーファー, 高齢インターネットユーザー

シルバーサーファー, 高齢インターネットユーザー

Ex: My grandfather became a silver surfer after I taught him how to use a tablet. 
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

親になれる年上, 親子ほどの年齢差

親になれる年上, 親子ほどの年齢差

Ex: He's dating someone old enough to be his mother. 
over the hill

considered old and no longer at one's best

盛りを過ぎた, 終わった

盛りを過ぎた, 終わった

Ex: He's been complaining about being over the hill since he turned fifty. 
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