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act one's age, not one's shoe size

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.81 in modern English

Syllables
ac-t one's age, not one's shoe -size
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of act one's age (“to behave in a mature manner; to avoid being childish”).

Example Sentences

Etymology

In reference to a person's shoe size (in the US or UK shoe size systems) usually being much lower than their age.

Inflected Forms

acts one's age, not one's shoe size (present, singular) acting one's age, not one's shoe size (participle, present) acted one's age, not one's shoe size (participle, past) acted one's age, not one's shoe size (past)

Synonyms

act one's age

Questions

What does act one's age, not one's shoe size mean?
Synonym of act one's age (“to behave in a mature manner; to avoid being childish”).
Where does act one's age, not one's shoe size come from?
In reference to a person's shoe size (in the US or UK shoe size systems) usually being much lower than their age.

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