spring chicken
spring chicken · spring chickens
юність, юнацтво, молодість
молодость, юность, молодой человек
Jugend, Jugendliche, Jugendlicher
A chicken for eating while it is still youngA chicken for eating while it is still young.
» You're no longer a spring chicken.
Du bist jetzt kein junger Hüpfer mehr.
Du bist nicht mehr die Jüngste.
Meaning
2 sensesA chicken for eating while it is still young.
a young chicken having tender meat
(informal)A person who is still young.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
Examples
6 sentencesYou're no longer a spring chicken.
deDu bist jetzt kein junger Hüpfer mehr. — Tamy
You're not a spring chicken anymore.
He's no spring chicken.
ruОн уже не первой молодости. — marafon
She's no spring chicken.
ruОна уже не первой молодости. — marafon
Tom is no spring chicken.
Origin
From spring + chicken. First appears c. 1765 in The Public Advertiser.From spring + chicken. First appears c. 1765 in The Public Advertiser.
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Forms
plural: spring chickens| Singular | spring chicken |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a young person (especially a young man or boy):young personyouthyounker
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedspring onion