fossil

1. slang Someone whose views are outdated or old-fashioned. Please tell me you're not one of those fossils who expects women to get married as soon as they graduate college.

2. slang One's parent. In this usage, the word is usually plural. No, I won't be at the party—the fossils won't let me go out tonight.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fossil

1. n. an old-fashioned person. Some old fossil called the police about the noise.

2. n. a parent. My fossils would never agree to anything like that.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

an old fogey/fogy
in the train of (someone)
out of the ark
a stuffed shirt
pet
Astor
Mrs. Astor's pet horse
Mrs. Astor's plush horse

References in periodicals archive

It is regrettable that the team's original analysis back in the late 1980s--completed before the full extent of the harm done by fossil fuels became known--was ignored.

The cost of fossil fuels

* These trees store carbon but save even more as natural air conditioners, cooling our communities without burning fossil fuels.

Reducing carbon by increasing trees

Florissant's Fossil deposits, first discovered by Dr.

Frozen in time: some of the world's most significant deposits of fossils are preserved in U.S. national parks

He notes that hind-limb feathers were apparent on only 1 of the 10 Archaeopteryx fossils that have been discovered.

Flying with their legs: hind feathers made primitive bird nimble

rex fossil. Write field notes describing what you see.

The secret life of dinos: step back in time with the largest beasts ever to walk the Earth. (Earth/Life Science: Cretaceous Period * Dinosaurs * Fossils

The fossils revealed all the hallmarks expected of a missing link between fish and land vertebrates.

Amphibious ancestors: vertebrates' transition to dry land took some fancy footwork

Before fossils are removed from a dig site, scientists process them for safe shipping, coating them in glue.

DINO HUNTER

The digger who first found the bird-like fossil glued on a fossilized dino tail because "the long tail helps sell the fossil" claims Larry Martin, bird fossil expert at the University of Kansas.

Fantastic Fossil Finds

At that point, the remains certainly wouldn't have made informative fossils.

First steps: modern science investigates the initial stages of how fossils form

Even the new feathered fossils don't convince them of the dino-bird link.

Fossil feud

So they were able to guess that the hadrosaur fossil formed around that time, too.

Welcome to Jurassic High: how do teen fossil hunters know where to dig for bones?

The digital version corrects crushed sections of the actual fossil.

Untangling ancient roots: earliest hominid shows new, improved face

Construction worker Michael Guinther, an amateur fossil collector, has discovered a number of the fossils.

Subway fossils

sapiens fossils were a trio of roughly 160,000-year-old skulls unearthed in 1997 at Ethiopia's Herto site (SN: 6/14/03, p.

Human fossils are oldest yet

From the type of fossils uncovered from a particular location, you can, for instance, tell what kind of environment existed there when the fossil was formed.

"Never knew I'd be able to find fossils in Qatar"

词组	fossil
释义	fossil fossil 1. slang Someone whose views are outdated or old-fashioned. Please tell me you're not one of those fossils who expects women to get married as soon as they graduate college. 2. slang One's parent. In this usage, the word is usually plural. No, I won't be at the party—the fossils won't let me go out tonight. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. fossil 1. n. an old-fashioned person. Some old fossil called the police about the noise. 2. n. a parent. My fossils would never agree to anything like that. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: an old fogey/fogy in the train of (someone) out of the ark a stuffed shirt pet Astor Mrs. Astor's pet horse Mrs. Astor's plush horse References in periodicals archive It is regrettable that the team's original analysis back in the late 1980s--completed before the full extent of the harm done by fossil fuels became known--was ignored. The cost of fossil fuels * These trees store carbon but save even more as natural air conditioners, cooling our communities without burning fossil fuels. Reducing carbon by increasing trees Florissant's Fossil deposits, first discovered by Dr. Frozen in time: some of the world's most significant deposits of fossils are preserved in U.S. national parks He notes that hind-limb feathers were apparent on only 1 of the 10 Archaeopteryx fossils that have been discovered. Flying with their legs: hind feathers made primitive bird nimble rex fossil. Write field notes describing what you see. The secret life of dinos: step back in time with the largest beasts ever to walk the Earth. (Earth/Life Science: Cretaceous Period * Dinosaurs * Fossils The fossils revealed all the hallmarks expected of a missing link between fish and land vertebrates. Amphibious ancestors: vertebrates' transition to dry land took some fancy footwork Before fossils are removed from a dig site, scientists process them for safe shipping, coating them in glue. DINO HUNTER The digger who first found the bird-like fossil glued on a fossilized dino tail because "the long tail helps sell the fossil" claims Larry Martin, bird fossil expert at the University of Kansas. Fantastic Fossil Finds At that point, the remains certainly wouldn't have made informative fossils. First steps: modern science investigates the initial stages of how fossils form Even the new feathered fossils don't convince them of the dino-bird link. Fossil feud So they were able to guess that the hadrosaur fossil formed around that time, too. Welcome to Jurassic High: how do teen fossil hunters know where to dig for bones? The digital version corrects crushed sections of the actual fossil. Untangling ancient roots: earliest hominid shows new, improved face Construction worker Michael Guinther, an amateur fossil collector, has discovered a number of the fossils. Subway fossils sapiens fossils were a trio of roughly 160,000-year-old skulls unearthed in 1997 at Ethiopia's Herto site (SN: 6/14/03, p. Human fossils are oldest yet From the type of fossils uncovered from a particular location, you can, for instance, tell what kind of environment existed there when the fossil was formed. "Never knew I'd be able to find fossils in Qatar"
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