Idiom
old head on young shoulders
Meaning
Alternative form of good head on one's shoulders.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She is only ten, but she has an old head on young shoulders.”
“The young manager handled the crisis with such wisdom that everyone remarked she had an old head on young shoulders.”
“Despite his tender years, the boy displayed a maturity that suggested an old head on young shoulders, often offering advice that surpassed the experience of his elders.”
Examples
simple
“She is only ten, but she has an old head on young shoulders.”
contextual
“The young manager handled the crisis with such wisdom that everyone remarked she had an old head on young shoulders.”
complex
“Despite his tender years, the boy displayed a maturity that suggested an old head on young shoulders, often offering advice that surpassed the experience of his elders.”
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