spring chicken
Example Sentences
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While Giada's departure to greener pastures may signal yet another shift, the Food Network is no spring chicken!
From Salon
At 61, Obi of the self-styled insurgent Labour Party is hardly a spring chicken.
From Reuters
“He’s no spring chicken anymore, and for him to step in and play well and get his feet back under him, it’s really inspiring,” Wilson said about Backstrom.
From Washington Times
Instead, it will go to Senator Patty Murray, Democrat of Washington, a spring chicken at 72.
From New York Times
Life peer means what it says, for life — and these aren’t spring chickens.
From Washington Post
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