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Mr. Tom Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

I may look young to you but the fact is I am closing on 40, you know.

Hi

Is this underlined part natural English?

(The speaker is 39 years old)

I may look young to you but the fact is I am closing on 40, you know.

Thanks,

Tom

PS: Any term for a person who looks much younger than his/her years?

  

Top answer

The idiomatic expression is I am closing in on 40 , Have you read Oscar Wilde's novel called 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'? Clive

— Clive

  • The idiomatic expression is I am closing in on 40 , Have you read Oscar Wilde's novel called 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'?
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The idiomatic expression is I am closing in on 40,

Have you read Oscar Wilde's novel called 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'?

Clive

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Mr. TomI am closing word missing here on 40,

In addition to the correction made in the previous answer, you could instead say that you are close to, nearing or nearly 40.

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