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Idiom

green old age

Meaning

A person's elderly years that are active or full of vitality.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“My grandfather enjoys his green old age by hiking every weekend.”

“Despite being eighty, she travels the world and enjoys a green old age full of new hobbies.”

“He maintained his sharp intellect and physical vigor well into his green old age, surprising everyone with his continued dedication to his craft.”

Examples

simple

“My grandfather enjoys his green old age by hiking every weekend.”

contextual

“Despite being eighty, she travels the world and enjoys a green old age full of new hobbies.”

complex

“He maintained his sharp intellect and physical vigor well into his green old age, surprising everyone with his continued dedication to his craft.”

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