no spring chicken

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No longer a young person, as in Sally's no spring chicken, but she plays a fine game of tennis. This unflattering expression, often applied to women, has been used since the early 1700s, although spring was omitted from the earliest citation (1711).

Words nearby no spring chicken

no sir, no skin off one's nose, no smoke without fire, there's, no soap, no sooner said than done, no spring chicken, no stomach for, have, no strings attached, no such thing, no sweat, no telling

Words related to no spring chicken

aging, aged, old, retired, gray, ancient, hoary, tired, venerable, olden, declining