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winter ratAn old, unattractive automobile, purchased for little money, to be driven during brutal Great Lakes winters while the owner's "good" car remains garaged and protected from corrosive road salt for the season.Rate it:

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wipe outTo crash, fall over.Rate it:

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wise head on young shouldersAlternative form of old head on young shouldersRate it:

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wore outgot oldRate it:

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work 'im over!To give someone heavy criticism, 'dress him down', 'read him out', let him know 'who's the boss'!Rate it:

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work overTo improve a prototype, or first draft.Rate it:

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work overTo physically attack someone to cause them injury.Rate it:

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wrap around one's little fingerTo successfully control or exert influence over, especially for a sustained period of time.Rate it:

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written all over someone's faceVery obvious, from someone's facial expression.Rate it:

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written in someone's faceAlternative form of written all over someone's faceRate it:

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WTFOwhat the fuck, over!Rate it:

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y/oAbbreviation of years old.Rate it:

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ye oldeFaux-archaic form of the oldRate it:

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YOAbbreviation of years old.Rate it:

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yonThat over there; of something distant, but within sight.Rate it:

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you can't put a wise head on young shouldersAlternative form of you can't put an old head on young shoulders.Rate it:

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you can't put an old head on young shouldersYoung people inevitably lack the experience and wisdom which come with age.Rate it:

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You Can't Teach an Old Dog New TricksMaking people change their habits or adjusting to new skills is impossible, It is very hard to make people change their waysRate it:

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you can't teach an old dog new tricksIt is impossible, or almost impossible, to change people's habits or traits or mindset.Rate it:

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you have the advantage over meYou know my name, but I do not know yours; what is it, please?; you know me but I do not know youRate it:

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you're never too old to learnIt is possible to learn new things, at any age; (implying) follow your desires and dreamsRate it:

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young fogeyYoung and over-conservative person.Rate it:

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мне ... годI'm... year oldRate it:

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сколько вам летhow old are you?Rate it:

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сколько тебе летhow old are you?Rate it:

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ישן נושןvery old, ancientRate it:

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以上above; more than; overRate it:

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死性不改old habits die hardRate it:

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活到老，學到老live and learn; it is never too old to learnRate it:

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聞名世界known the world over; world-famous; renownedRate it:

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