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I couldn't care less what anyone's 'perception' of me is. I'm too long in the tooth to care.
Felix Dennis

Meaning of "long in the tooth" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LONG IN THE TOOTH

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WHAT DOES LONG IN THE TOOTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

long in the tooth

Horse teeth

Horse teeth refers to the dentition of equine species, including horses and donkeys. Equines are both heterodontous and diphyodontous, which means that they have teeth in more than one shape, and have two successive sets of teeth, the deciduous and permanent sets. As grazing animals, good dentition is essential to survival, and continued grazing creates specific patterns of wear, which can be used along with patterns of eruption to estimate the age of the horse.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LONG IN THE TOOTH

long drink
Long Eaton
long ess
long face
long fin tuna
long finger
long green
long haul
long hop
long house
long hundredweight
Long Island
long jenny
long johns
long jump
long jumper
long jumping
long lease
long leg
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WORDS THAT END LIKE LONG IN THE TOOTH

baby tooth
back tooth
Bluetooth
booth
bucktooth
cheektooth
dogtooth
egg tooth
eyetooth
foretooth
milk tooth
photo booth
sawtooth
smooth
snaggletooth
sweet tooth
tooth
tweet tooth
two-tooth
wisdom tooth

Synonyms and antonyms of long in the tooth in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «long in the tooth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LONG IN THE TOOTH

Find out the translation of long in the tooth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of long in the tooth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «long in the tooth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

长的齿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

largo en el diente
570 millions of speakers

English

long in the tooth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दांत में लंबे समय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طويلة في السن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

долго в зубе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

longo no dente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দাঁত দীর্ঘ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

long dans la dent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lama di gigi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lang in der Zahn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

歯の長期
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

치아 에 긴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Long ing untu
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

chân răng dài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பல் உள்ள நீண்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लांब दात मध्ये
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Diş uzun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lungo nel dente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

długo zęba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

довго в зубі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lung în dinte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καιρό στο δόντι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lank in die tand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lång i tanden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lenge i tann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of long in the tooth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG IN THE TOOTH»

The term «long in the tooth» is very widely used and occupies the 20.020 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG IN THE TOOTH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about long in the tooth

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4 QUOTES WITH «LONG IN THE TOOTH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word long in the tooth.
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Billy Campbell
I would love to see a sequel to 'The Rocketeer.' I'd love to see that! I don't know that I would be in it. I may be a little long in the tooth to play 'The Rocketeer.' But I would love to be a part of that in some form or fashion.
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Felix Dennis
I couldn't care less what anyone's 'perception' of me is. I'm too long in the tooth to care.
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Angela Lansbury
I have never directed. But I think I could. I have thought about it. I'm a bit long in the tooth to start.
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Dave Willis
I think I'm long past the days where I would go to the store and drop a couple hundred bucks on CDs, so my playlist is gonna be pretty long in the tooth.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LONG IN THE TOOTH»

Discover the use of long in the tooth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to long in the tooth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Long in the Tooth
Tin's brother Satchel was on the verge of his major league debut when he took his fiance to meet his brother.
David Turrill, 2006
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Functional Foods, Ageing and Degenerative Disease
'Getting long in the tooth' is an expression of the effect of gingival recession away from the crown of the tooth towards the root apex, exposing the dentine (covered by a thin layer of mineralised cementum, which is part of the attachment of the ...
Claude Remacle, Brigitte Reusens, 2004
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Woelfel's Dental Anatomy: Its Relevance to Dentistry
Gingival recession is often seen in older individuals, hence the reference to an older person as being "long in the tooth." It may be part of an active process of periodontal disease or may reflect previous disease that is now under control.
Rickne C. Scheid, Julian B. Woelfel, 2007
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The Synonym Finder
5. long in the tooth past one's prime, Inf. over the hill, Inf. having seen better days; old, elderly, aged, ancient, at an advanced age. 6. show one's teeth snarl, snap, growl, spit; bristle, bridle, get one's back up, raise one's hackles. 7. to the teeth ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
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Why Flamingos Are Pink: ... and 250 Other Things You Should Know
What does being long in the tooth mean? The phrase long in the tooth is used to signify that one is aging, elderly, or too old (in the opinion of others) for a given activity. It can also mean that one is wise. The expression dates back to at least ...
Valeri R. Helterbran, 2007
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Nothing but the Tooth: A Dental Odyssey
Metaphors using the word tooth have entered our language, as in phrases like tooth and nail, long in the tooth, in the teeth of, by the skin of one's teeth, to cut one's teeth on and a kick in the teeth. The saying 'Don't look a gift horse in the ...
Barry K.B Berkovitz, 2012
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
Three Layers of Guilt. 1975. New York: Walker Publishing Company, 1983. To be long in the tooth (MP 638) 1954 "I was getting a bit long in the tooth." (p. 17) Hare, Cyril. Death Walks in the Woods. 1954. New York: Perennial Library, 1981.
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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Lexicography in the Borderland between Knowledge and ...
[INFORMAL] 11 If you describe someone as long in the tooth, you are saying unkindly or humorously that they are old or getting old. [INFORMAL] Aren't I a bit long in the tooth to start being an undergraduate? 12 If you have a sweet tooth, you ...
Sven Tarp, 2008
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
'toothpowder nu a kind of powder used to clean the teeth. be, get etc long in the tooth ( inf sometimes deroq) (of a person or animal) to bet become etc, old : / m getting a bit long in the tooth to climb mountains ; He 's a bit long in the tooth to ...
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
1930] Also see in the long run. long in the tooth Getting on in years, old, as in Aunt Aggie's a little long in the tooth to be helping us move. This expression alludes to a horse's gums receding with age and making the teeth appear longer.
Christine Ammer, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LONG IN THE TOOTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term long in the tooth is used in the context of the following news items.
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Top children's tablets: 8 devices your kids will love - Pocket-lint
This slightly long in the tooth iPad is not the cheapest route for a child friendly tablet device but is a high performer that will grow with them as ... «Pocket-lint.com, Jul 15»
2
The Ashes: 5 Things We Learned From The Second Test
Thinking that maybe England and Australia weren't so far apart, that maybe Australia had arrived onto British shores a little long in the tooth, ... «WhatCulture, Jul 15»
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2015 Post draft top 50 prospects | Bronx Baseball Daily
Gabriel Encinas – RHP, 6-foot-3, 195-pounds, 23 years old – At 23 years old, Encinas is definitely getting a bit long in the tooth. On the other ... «Bronx Baseball Daily, Jul 15»
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Jeb Bush's mind-blowing fundraising haul in 1 chart - iFreePress …
“Clinton and I are getting a little long in the tooth these days”, Bush said, to which the 68-year-old Clinton shot back: “This is the one month of ... «iFreePress.com, Jul 15»
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CalSTRS reports 4.8% return | Benefits Canada
“The six-year bull market is admittedly long in the tooth and since the majority of our assets are in stocks, our portfolio will reflect that larger ... «Benefits Canada, Jul 15»
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Ty Lawson Traded To Houston Rockets in 5 Player Swap
Nor will they be sad to lose Prigioni who is long in the tooth and outside of a few good games never really fit the Rockets system. Johnson had ... «Space City Scoop, Jul 15»
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Top-end sport has a habit of spitting out those getting a little long in
Coach Peter de Villiers was vilified for the unerring faith that he showed in players who were getting long in the tooth, with the Smit/Du Plessis ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
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No place for sentiment in sport
Coach Peter de Villiers was vilified for the unerring faith that he showed in players who were getting long in the tooth, with the Smit/Du Plessis ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
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Review: 'Ant-Man,'one big movie for a pint-sized hero - Ka Leo O …
The thrill of seeing all your childhood superheroes on the big screen is always a joy but now it starting to feel a little long in the tooth. Especially ... «The University of Hawaii Kaleo, Jul 15»
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Kent beats Pratt 6-2, 6-1 for 9th Public Courts men's open title
Kent may be getting a little long in the tooth by tennis standards, but he still has the chops to hang with younger opponents. The former Capital ... «Charleston Gazette, Jul 15»

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