make old bones
make old bones
To live to be very old (that is, to live long enough to have "old bones.") I think those of us here who are making old bones would agree that this policy flies in the face of what our country is supposed to stand for.
See also: bone, make, old
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
make old bones
live to an advanced age.See also: bone, make, old
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
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