- she is no (spring) chicken
- Общая лексика: она уже не девчонка
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
she is no (spring) chicken
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spring chicken — a young person (usually negative) She is no spring chicken. She is almost 96 years old … Idioms and examples
spring chicken — noun (C) she s/you re no spring chicken humorous used to say that someone is no longer young … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
no spring chicken — {n. phr.} A person who is no longer young. * /Even though she is no spring chicken anymore, men still turn their heads to look at her./ … Dictionary of American idioms
no spring chicken — {n. phr.} A person who is no longer young. * /Even though she is no spring chicken anymore, men still turn their heads to look at her./ … Dictionary of American idioms
no spring chicken — If someone is no spring chicken, they are not young. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To say that someone is no spring chicken means that they are quite old or well past their youth. How old is the owner? I don t know, but she s no… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
(no) spring chicken — To say that someone is no spring chicken means that they are quite old or well past their youth. How old is the owner? I don t know, but she s no spring chicken! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
no\ spring\ chicken — n. phr. A person who is no longer young. Even though she is no spring chicken anymore, men still turn their heads to look at her … Словарь американских идиом
be no spring chicken — humorous to not be young any more. He must be ten years older than Grace, and she s no spring chicken … New idioms dictionary
The Spring Chicken — is an English musical comedy adapted by George Grossmith, Jr. from Coquin de Printemps (1897) by Jaime and Duval, with music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton and lyrics by Adrian Ross, Percy Greenbank and Grossmith, produced by George Edwardes… … Wikipedia
no (spring) chicken — (usually of a woman) old A chicken is the young of a domestic fowl, whence a child. And Caroline is twenty seven. No chicken. (Bogarde, 1981) She s old enough in the picture. I m no spring chicken myself. (Macdonald, 1976) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
spring — v. & n. v. (past sprang or US sprung; past part. sprung) 1 intr. jump; move rapidly or suddenly (sprang from his seat; sprang through the gap; sprang to their assistance). 2 intr. move rapidly as from a constrained position or by the action of a… … Useful english dictionary
