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of a certain age |
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somebody of a certain age (humorous) used to avoid saying that a person, usually a woman, is no longer young but is not yet old It's a clothes boutique which caters for women of a certain age. of a certain age who are not young Adults of a certain age might want to spend a couple of hundred dollars more for a larger monitor that will be much easier on their eyes. Usage notes: used to avoid saying middle aged or old How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In spite of the fact that she has become, as the phrase goes, "a person of a certain age," she was still remarkably good-looking. Young as we both were, we still admired "the woman of a certain age," that is to say, the woman between thirty-five and forty. "Your daughter is in HIGH SPIRITS to-night," observed a single lady of a certain age, who was sitting near Mrs. |
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