(HAVE) AN OLD HEAD ON YOUNG SHOULDERS

Meaning of (HAVE) AN OLD HEAD ON YOUNG SHOULDERS in English

used to describe a young person who acts in a more sensible way than you would expect for a person of their age

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

HAVE AN OLD HEAD ON YOUNG SHOULDERS — быть мудрым не возрасту
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
HAVE AN OLD HEAD ON YOUNG SHOULDERS — быть мудрым не возрасту
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
YOUNG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Angry Young Men Brigham Young University Mavis de Trafford Young Hayne Robert Young Jackson …
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
YOUNG — I. ˈyəŋ adjective ( youn·ger -ŋgə(r) ; youn·gest -ŋgə̇st) Etymology: Middle English yong, from Old English geong; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
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OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
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HAVE — I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef …
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AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
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-AN
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SHOULDERS — plural of shoulder present third singular of shoulder
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YOUNG — /yung/ , adj., younger /yung"geuhr/ , youngest /yung"gist/ , n. adj. 1. being in the first or early stage of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAD — — headlike , adj. /hed/ , n. 1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk …
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HAVE — /hav/ ; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/ ; for 26 usually /haf/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have …
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AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YOUNG — I. ˈyəŋ adjective ( youn·ger ˈyəŋ-gər ; youn·gest ˈyəŋ-gəst) Etymology: Middle English yong, from Old English geong; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
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HEAD
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
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-AN
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YOUNG — superl having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak. 2. young ·noun the offspring of animals, either a single animal or …
Webster English vocab
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AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
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YOUNG — [young] adj youn.ger ; youn.gest [ME yong, fr. OE geong; akin to OHG jung young, L juvenis] (bef. 12c) 1 …
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OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
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-AN
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OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOUNG — / jʌŋ; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( young·er / ˈjʌŋgə(r); NAmE / young·est / ˈjʌŋgɪst; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
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YOUNG — I. young 1 S1 W1 /jʌŋ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative younger , superlative youngest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YOUNG — I. Young, Andrew (Jackson) Jr BrE AmE (1932–) a US ↑ civil rights activist and Protestant minister who was one …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YOUNG — adj. & n. --adj. (younger; youngest) 1 not far advanced in life, development, or existence; not yet old. 2 immature …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
YOUNG — adj. & n. adj. (younger; youngest) 1 not far advanced in life, development, or existence; not yet old. 2 immature …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAD — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
YOUNG — adj. & n. --adj. (younger; youngest) 1. not far advanced in life, development, or existence; not yet old. 2 immature …
Oxford English vocab
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Oxford English vocab
HAVE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUNG — ( younger /jʌŋgə(r)/ , youngest /jʌŋgəst/ ) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
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HEAD — ( heads, heading, headed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Head' is …
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YOUNG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a young child ▪ Young children are naturally curious about the world. a young …
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