no spring chicken

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Said of a person who is no longer particularly young. idiomatic,informal
    — They expect me to carry this box myself while climbing the stairs to the seventh floor? I don't know about that — I'm no spring chicken.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no, spring, chicken.

词形变化

no spring chickens plural

词源

From the description of a young person as a spring chicken.
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