get on in years

成語所屬單字years

get on in years — 慣用語

1. used to describe someone who is becoming old or is no longer young, often in a g

1.慣用語
釋義

年事已高

used to describe someone who is becoming old or is no longer young, often in a gentle or polite way.

例句

Grandma is getting on in years now, but she still walks to the market every morning.

The dog was getting on in years and preferred sleeping by the fire to going for walks.