age before beauty
idiomA phrase said to allow older people to go before younger ones.
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act one's age
To behave in a manner appropriate to one's age.
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act one's age, not one's shoe size
Synonym of act one's age (“to behave in a mature manner; to avoid being childish”).
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beauty queen
The female winner of a beauty contest.
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beauty sleep
Originally, sleep taken before midnight, on the belief that early sleep hours conduce to beauty and health; now (chiefly humorous), sleep at any time needed by one to stay beautiful; (countable) an instance of such sleep.
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come of age
To reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult.
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coon's age
A very long time.
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day and age
A time period of years or more.
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golden age
A period of happiness, peace, prosperity, and great progress.