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Kathy Cao
2021-03-09 12:03
Mutton dressed (up) as lamb British disapproval phrase informal
A sacasic way of saying that an ageing woman who tries to put on clothes or make up in the style of younger women
Don’t wear this or you risk looking like mutton dressed as lamb!
My mom's always careful to avoid looking like mutton dressed as lamb.
If you want to look stylish and youthful in your 60s, but don't want to look like mutton dressed as lamb, I can help.
A sacasic way of saying that an ageing woman who tries to put on clothes or make up in the style of younger women
The phrase 'mutton dressed as lamb' is first found in print in the journal of social gossip that Mrs Frances Calvert compiled in 1811.
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1. The phrase is used to talk about the earth that is broken up and flattened by a harrow.
2. If somebody is under the harrow, he or she is forced to experience distress, or torment.
1. About 1000 hectares of farmland have been under the harrow for 2 hours.
2. Many families are under the harrow because of the economic recession.
