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little old

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little old someone or something
ordinary; harmless. (Said to downplay or minimize the importance of something.) Aw, honey, I wasn't gambling. I just went to one little old poker game. Charlie: Did you eat that whole chocolate cake that I was saving for the party? Jane: Little old me?
See also: little, old
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In contrast Betty epitomises a little old lady, but is younger than her 72 years in spirit.
Can Betty pass the bus pass challenge? by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The 50-year-old sparked outrage as he described the Queen as "a sad little old lady", her husband Prince Philip "a mad old bigot who wishes it was still the war" while appearing on Australian TV show Good News Week.
Ben Elton apologises for hurling insults at Queen by Asian News International
WRITER and comic Ben Elton branded the Queen "a sad, little old lady" on TV - and compared the Royals to a "bog-standard" British family.
Elton jibe at 'sad' Queen by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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