long in the tooth

phrase

: past one's best days : old

She's a little long in the tooth for those kinds of antics.

Examples of long in the tooth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Today, the base WRX has more equipment than ever, though Subaru’s lack of meaningful performance updates beyond better brakes and suspension for higher-end packages like the TR and tS have left the current car feeling a bit long in the tooth. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for long in the tooth

• bluetooth
• forsooth
• sawtooth
• tolbooth
• uncouth
• untruth
• vermouth
• luth
• muth
• sleuth
• youth