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mutton dressed as lamb

mutton dressed as lamb (mutton dressed as lamb)

Idiom Age

Signification

an older person trying to look younger

une personne plus âgée essayant de paraître plus jeune (une personne plus âgée essayant de paraître plus jeune)

Phrases d'exemple

"People laughed when she wore teenage clothes — they said she was mutton dressed as lamb."

"Les gens ont ri quand elle a porté des vêtements d'adolescente — ils ont dit qu'elle était mutton dressed as lamb." (Les gens ont ri quand elle a porté des vêtements d'adolescente — ils ont dit qu'elle était **mutton dressed as lamb**.)

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