have whisker

have grown whiskers

To be old, as of a story or joke. No one laughed at your story because it had grown whiskers by then.
See also: grown, have, whisker

have whiskers

To be old, as of a story or joke. No one laughed at your story because it had whiskers by then.
See also: have, whisker
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

have (or have grown) whisker

s (especially of a story) be very old. informal
See also: have, whisker
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • have grown whiskers
  • an old one
  • bolt bucket
  • a piece of old tackie
  • be (as) old as the hills
  • any old
  • bucket of bolts
  • an old wives' tale
  • as old as my eyes and a little (bit) older than my teeth
  • auld
References in periodicals archive
The boards were produced and shipped to a manufacturing site in Europe and, when examined prior to assembly, were found to have whisker growth.
Many other animals, from cats and dogs to bats and walruses, also have whiskers. But some of the most impressive whiskers belong to seals.
Though they are nowhere near as attractive as ours, even dogs have whiskers!
Why do some animals have whiskers and others don't?
"But a cat that doesn't have whiskers lives life normally."