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fountain of youth

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fountain of youth

Anything reputed or promising to restore one's youth, vitality, or health, or at least the appearance thereof. At the age of 60, your grandmother looks fantastic! She must have discovered the fountain of youth. The way they advertise these skincare products makes you think each one is the fountain of youth or something. I'm 80 years old, I have wrinkles, and I really don't care at this point. Who needs the fountain of youth?
See also: of, youth
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Scat Daddy, as on of Johannesburg, won the prestigious Champagne Stakes as a two-year-old, and ran fourth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile before overcoming a wide trip in the Fountain of Youth.
Looking at the UAE Derby, he said: "It's on the plate - he'd have to win the Fountain of Youth laughingly."
The other starters include Louisiana Derby runner-up Vicarage, Fountain of Youth third B B Best and maiden Papi Chullo, second in the Sham Stakes at Santa Anita and fourth in the Fountain of Youth.
Whywhywhy goes for the Grade 1 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park, his first run since finishing tenth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Grade 1 Fountain of Youth Stakes on Saturday at Gulfstream Park and the Grade 3 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds in New Orleans the following day.
"But the Fountain of Youth is still a possibility."
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Saturday, BBC1, 6.30pm) (2011) Captain Jack Sparrow sets sail in search of the legendary fountain of youth. His mission puts him up against a mysterious woman from his past, old enemy Barbossa, now in the employ of the British Navy, and the most feared pirate of them all, the dreaded Blackbeard.
"To drink from the fountain of youth, you have to figure out where the fountain of youth is, and understand what the fountain of youth is doing," Graham said.
On the occasion of his 1,000th game at the stadium in August 2017, Smith described it as his personal fountain of youth.
Alaska head coach Alex Compton joked that they've found the Fountain of Youth and bottled its contents to give to Thoss during timeouts.
In Division Three, New North Road Baptist Church A had another convincing win, beating Kingsmith Fountain Of Youth to bring the fixtures in that division up to date.
Has he discovered the proverbial fountain of youth? Well, he attributes his great condition to Fountain of Youth Collagen.
*Many of us are familiar with the fabled Fountain of Youth that the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon was looking for.
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