you can't put an old head on young shoulders

proverb A young person cannot be expected to have or display the wisdom and sound judgment of an older person. I know that you can't put an old head on young shoulders, and yet, I still get so frustrated with my son and the ridiculous things that he does!

See also: head, old, on, put, shoulder, young

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

an old head on young shoulders
one man's loss is another man's gain
one person's loss is another person's gain
hanger-on
a whole team and the dog under the wagon
mensch
big fish in a small pond
frog in a small pond
a big fish in a small pond
a big frog in a small pond

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Mr Ingham said details of what happened were unclear, but he added: "He was told time and time again not to do it," he said, "but you can't put an old head on young shoulders. And now he has paid the ultimate price."

Tributes to reservoir drown boy; DEATH

词组	you can't put an old head on young shoulders
释义	you can't put an old head on young shoulders you can't put an old head on young shoulders proverb A young person cannot be expected to have or display the wisdom and sound judgment of an older person. I know that you can't put an old head on young shoulders, and yet, I still get so frustrated with my son and the ridiculous things that he does! See also: head, old, on, put, shoulder, young Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: an old head on young shoulders one man's loss is another man's gain one person's loss is another person's gain hanger-on a whole team and the dog under the wagon mensch big fish in a small pond frog in a small pond a big fish in a small pond a big frog in a small pond References in periodicals archive Mr Ingham said details of what happened were unclear, but he added: "He was told time and time again not to do it," he said, "but you can't put an old head on young shoulders. And now he has paid the ultimate price." Tributes to reservoir drown boy; DEATH
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