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. informalSee also: have, whisker
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- 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