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What does 'A little long in the tooth for all this' mean?



 
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What does 'A little long in the tooth for all this' mean? #1 (permalink) Fri Apr 11, 2008 18:32 pm   What does 'A little long in the tooth for all this' mean?
 

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ESL/EFL Test #290 "English Slang Idioms (12)", question 4

"I am not surprised that the Sergeant Major couldn't complete the brigade. He will probably retire soon. He is getting a little ......... in the tooth for all this."

(a) long
(b) gray
(c) short
(d) weak

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ESL/EFL Test #290 "English Slang Idioms (12)", answer 4

"I am not surprised that the Sergeant Major couldn't complete the brigade. He will probably retire soon. He is getting a little long in the tooth for all this."

Correct answer: (a) long

Your answer was: incorrect
"I am not surprised that the Sergeant Major couldn't complete the brigade. He will probably retire soon. He is getting a little gray in the tooth for all this."
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what does that mean? "A little long in the tooth for all this"

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What does 'A little long in the tooth for all this' mean? #2 (permalink) Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:54 am   What does 'A little long in the tooth for all this' mean?
 

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Long in the tooth = old
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