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no spring chicken

no spring chicken {n. phr.}

A person who is no longer young.

Even though she is no spring chicken anymore, men still turn their heads to look at her.

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[spring chicken] {n.}, {slang} A young person. - Usually used with "no". * /Mr. Brown is no spring chicken, but he can still play tennis well./ * /The coach is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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