spring chicken
Example Sentences
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“I’m not a 22-year-old spring chicken anymore. I’m 31 and I got to find a way to stay fresh and stay warm.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2024
It is worth noting that Trọng himself is no spring chicken, at 79 years old.
From Slate • Sep. 11, 2023
Especially if Trump, at 76 no spring chicken himself, is in the race.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023
Its name doesn't just indicate its seasonality; like a spring chicken, spring onions are literally young onions, plucked earlier, which means that they aren't so bitter and, well, onion-y tasting.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2022
“What did you think I was, a spring chicken? Haw, haw—that’s a good one, eh, Sister?”
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
