The big (number)-o In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "the big (number)-o", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2022-03-28 05:03

Meaning of The big (number)-o

The big (number)-o phrase informal

An age that ends in a zero, especially as marked by a landmark birthday

 

My grandpa turned the big ten-o yesterday, and my family organized a great birthday party for him.

My ambition is to become rich before reaching the big three-o.

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age of consent

Used to indicate that the age at which a person's consent to sexual relations is legitimate.

be pushing (an age)

Be nearly a particular age

old enough to be (one's) mother

Another individual is far older than the individual in question

old enough to be somebody's father/mother

Said when a person is in a romantic or sexual relationship with another younger person

be (on) the wrong side of (an age)

Look older than a certain age

Origin of The big (number)-o

The origin of this phrase is not clear.
 

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have a romantic or sexual relationship with or marry someone much younger than oneself.
Example: The middle aged man robbed the cradle with the teenager.
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