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age like milk

age like milk verb: to age very badly; to look bad in hindsight, or after time has passed.

Verb

age like milk (third-person singular simple present ages like milk, present participle aging like milk or ageing like milk, simple past and past participle aged like milk)

  1. (simile) To age very badly; to look bad in hindsight, or after time has passed.
    • While rewatching this movie after twenty years, I realized that it had aged like milk.

Synonyms of age like milk

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Forms of age like milk

third-person singular presentages like milk
present participleaging like milk
present participleageing like milk
past participleaged like milk
pastaged like milk

Origin of age like milk

Referring to milk’s tendency to go bad quickly.

Questions about age like milk

What does age like milk mean?
Age like milk means to age very badly; to look bad in hindsight, or after time has passed.
What part of speech is age like milk?
Age like milk is a verb.
What is the past tense of age like milk?
The past tense of age like milk is aged like milk.

Words near age like milk in the dictionary

  1. age identity
  2. age in place
  3. age is just a number
  4. age like a fine wine
  5. age like fine wine
  6. age like milk
  7. age like vinegar
  8. age like wine
  9. age limit
  10. age limits
  11. Age of Aquarius

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