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the condition of being very old; used especially to talk about someone who has had a long healthy life

ripe old age

grow old

get on in years

improve or become more valuable with age

age like fine wine

said to mean that it is very difficult to teach someone new skills or to change someone's habits or character

you can't teach an old dog new tricks

something that you say that means that life is very pleasant. This phrase is often used humorously to mean the opposite

life is just a bowl of cherries

to be too old to do something

to be long in the tooth

you can't determine much about a person simply based on their age

age is just a number

the age at which people are expected to behave in accordance with one's expected level of maturity.

age of discretion

at a stage in existence when people are at their strongest, most active, or most successful

be in your prime

at the present time

in this day and age

a young person; usually used in negative contexts to say someone is no longer young

spring chicken

to not be stupid or easy to deceive

not be born yesterday

to have a temporary loss of concentration or memory

have a senior moment

to be too old to perform as well as before

to be over the hill

to be very old and near death (humorous)

have one foot in the grave

someone who is trying to look younger by wearing clothes designed for younger people

mutton dressed as a lamb

to find good things in a bad situation

to look on the bright side

to be dead and buried (humorous)

be six feet under; be pushing up (the) daisies

to behave in a way suitable for someone as old as you are

act your age

rob the cradle

date or marry someone much younger

to be grateful for the good things in your life

count your blessings

to accept all the features or parts of something

take the bad with the good

a situation that is extremely serious

a matter of life and death