- past his prime
- getting old, no longer young and strong
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
past his prime
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prime — I UK [praɪm] / US adjective [only before noun] ** 1) a) most important Our prime concern was the safety of our customers. b) having the most influence Truman had been the prime architect of the NATO alliance. a prime force behind international… … English dictionary
prime — prime1 [ praım ] adjective only before noun ** 1. ) most important: PRIMARY: Our prime concern was the safety of our customers. a ) having the most influence: LEADING: Truman had been the prime architect of the NATO alliance. a prime force behind … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
past — past1 [ pæst ] function word *** Past can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): It s past your bedtime. I walked past the post office. as an adverb (without a following noun): A policeman walked past. Months went… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
past */*/*/ — I UK [pɑːst] / US [pæst] adverb, preposition Summary: Past can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): It s past your bedtime. ♦ I walked past the post office. as an adverb (without a following noun): A policeman… … English dictionary
past — [[t]pɑ͟ːst, pæ̱st[/t]] ♦ pasts (In addition to the uses shown below, past is used in the phrasal verb run past .) 1) N SING: the N The past is the time before the present, and the things that have happened. In the past, about a third of the… … English dictionary
prime — prime1 [praım] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin primus first ] 1.) most important = ↑main ▪ Smoking is the prime cause of lung disease. ▪ Our prime concern is providing jobs for all young school leavers. ▪ He was… … Dictionary of contemporary English
past*/*/*/ — [pɑːst] adv, preposition I 1) after a particular time later than a particular time It was past midnight by the time we arrived.[/ex] 2) passing sb/sth moving near someone or something and then beyond them I walked past several hotels on my way to … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — Infobox minister office border = parliamentary minister = prime title = Prime Minister jurisdiction = the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland incumbent = Gordon Brown tookoffice = 27 June 2007 appointed by = Elizabeth II monarch … Wikipedia
PRIME — Stands for Prescribed Right to Income and Maximum Equity, a certificate that entitles the owner to the dividend/income from an underlying security, but not to the capital appreciation of that security. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I.… … Financial and business terms
