- you can't put an old head on young shoulders
- ► you can't put an old head on young shoulders proverb you can't expect a young person to have the wisdom or maturity associated with older people.Main Entry: ↑old
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you can't put an old head on young shoulders
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you cannot put an old head on young shoulders — 1591 H. SMITH Preparative to Marriage 14 It is not good grafting of an olde head vppon young shoulders, for they will neuer beare it willingly but grudgingly. 1794 E. DRINKER Journal 31 Dec. (1889) 256 ’Tis not the way I could wish my children to … Proverbs new dictionary
old — ► ADJECTIVE (older, oldest) 1) having lived for a long time; no longer young. 2) made or built long ago. 3) possessed or used for a long time. 4) dating from far back; long established or known. 5) former; previous. 6) … English terms dictionary
old — see old habits die hard you cannot put an old head on young shoulders old sins cast long shadows old soldiers never die better be an old man’s darling, than a young man’s slave you cannot catch old birds with chaff … Proverbs new dictionary
put — see don’t put the cart before the horse never put off till tomorrow what you can do today don’t put all your eggs in one basket you can’t put new wine in old bottles you cannot put an old head on young shoulders … Proverbs new dictionary
old — adjective 1 USED OR NOT NEW having existed for a long time, or having been used a lot before: an old winter coat | a big old house | an old saying | My car s older than yours. | be (as) old as the hills (=be extremely old) 2 NOT YOUNG having… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
oldish — old ► ADJECTIVE (older, oldest) 1) having lived for a long time; no longer young. 2) made or built long ago. 3) possessed or used for a long time. 4) dating from far back; long established or known. 5) former; previous. 6) … English terms dictionary
oldness — old ► ADJECTIVE (older, oldest) 1) having lived for a long time; no longer young. 2) made or built long ago. 3) possessed or used for a long time. 4) dating from far back; long established or known. 5) former; previous. 6) … English terms dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Introduction — The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs provides a general history of proverbs in common use in Britain in the last two hundred years. Some of the proverbs have been in use throughout the English speaking world for many years; others… … Proverbs new dictionary
Only the Good Spy Young — [1] Only the Good Spy Young … Wikipedia
