have gray hair

have gray hair

1. Literally, to have hair that has lightened to a grayish color, typically due to aging. I'm only 30—how do I have gray hair already?
2. By extension, to experience negative or undesired physical effects (such as having gray hair) from being exceedingly worried, stressed, or upset by or about something or someone. I'm going to have gray hair after being around these screaming kids all day long. I'm going to have gray hair from my teenage daughter and all her wild behavior. I'm going to have gray hair from dealing with this stupid car breaking down all the time!
See also: gray, hair, have
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • gray hair
  • get in (one's) hair
  • get in somebody's hair
  • the carpet matches the drapes
  • the carpets match the drapes
  • the drapes match the carpet
  • out of curl
  • (as) black as night
  • black as night
  • tear one's hair, to
References in periodicals archive
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Kate Middleton's Gray Hair Triggers Discussions Among Royal Fans
As one 26-year-old told me, "It adds to their sexiness when guys in their 30s have gray hair. It makes them look like established men--like what a man is.
The age of the silver fox: Anderson Cooper, George Clooney, Sean Connery. How a little gray hair makes men the object of lust and redefines how one 30-something thinks about growing old
Entrants, who must be men over the age of 25 and who have gray hair, must submit current photos plus a 25- to 50-word essay on how they stay on top of their game.
Hair Coloring Embraces Shades of Gray
However, if he did not have gray hair, his hair was noticed 28% of the time.
Men's gray hair has negative impact
After controlling for age, they found that smokers were four times more likely to have gray hair than nonsmokers.
...Gray hair from smoking...