the old gray mare ain't what she used to be

old-fashioned Something or someone is aged, obsolete, or outdated . The phrase comes from the opening line of the folk song "Old Gray Mare." Its (rare) modern use is usually somewhat derogatory. Man, that's a terrible sound coming from my car. I guess the old gray mare ain't what she used to be. A: "What happened, Mom? You used to be a great dancer." B: "Well, the old gray mare ain't what she used to be!"

See also: gray, mare, old, she, used, what

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

fogey
fogy
an old fogey/fogy
old fogey
make old bones
fud
fuddy-duddy
cat
high old time
auld

词组	the old gray mare ain't what she used to be
释义	the old gray mare ain't what she used to be the old gray mare ain't what she used to be old-fashioned Something or someone is aged, obsolete, or outdated . The phrase comes from the opening line of the folk song "Old Gray Mare." Its (rare) modern use is usually somewhat derogatory. Man, that's a terrible sound coming from my car. I guess the old gray mare ain't what she used to be. A: "What happened, Mom? You used to be a great dancer." B: "Well, the old gray mare ain't what she used to be!" See also: gray, mare, old, she, used, what Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: fogey fogy an old fogey/fogy old fogey make old bones fud fuddy-duddy cat high old time auld
随便看	in a hole in a huff in a hurry in a hurry to do something in aid of in aid of somebody/something in a jam in a jiff in a jiffy in a jiff(y) in a (kind of) light in a lather in a league of (one's)/its own in a lip lock in a lip-lock in a little bit in all in all but name in (all) conscience in (all) fairness (to one) in all/good conscience in all honesty in all innocence in all likelihood in all modesty