of a certain age
of a certain age
Not yet old but no longer young. Men of a certain age really shouldn't wear such tight T-shirts. People of a certain age are far likelier to adopt a more conservative outlook on life.
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of a certain age
used euphemistically to avoid specifying the age of someone (typically a woman) of middle age or beyond.The phrase, first recorded in 1754 , may have been inspired by French d'un certain âge .
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of a certain ˈage
if you talk about a person being of a certain age, you mean that they are no longer young but not yet old: The show is designed to appeal to an audience of a certain age.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017