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Rpsh Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

at your age

“ ' Don't be a fool. Bilbo Baggins!' he said to himself, ' thinking of dragons and all that outlandish nonsense at your age! ”

What does the " at one's age" mean? I remember it's a idiom, but I forget its precise meaning. Does it mean being mature?
  

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It implies that someone is too old (mature) for a certain activity or thought.

  • It implies that someone is too old (mature) for a certain activity or thought.
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It implies that someone is too old (mature) for a certain activity or thought.

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