Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you can't put an old head on young shoulders

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: you -can't put an old -head- on y-oung shoul-ders
IPA

55

Scrabble Score

35

Letters

6

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Young people inevitably lack the experience and wisdom which come with age.

Example Sentences

""The boy seems to me a very good boy, but you can't put an old head on young shoulders.""
""Young men will be young men; you can't put an old head on young shoulders," he added, repeating trite sayings as if they were original with himself."
"The one knock against Bobby is that he is not great defensively. I think that's a valid criticism, but not altogether fair. You can't put an old head on young shoulders."
""All of a sudden they are now short of experience in the centres and wing. As the old saying goes, you can't put an old head on young shoulders.""
"In those days I looked down on Stephens and repeated Russell's verdict with derision; which shows not only that you can't put an old head on young shoulders but that you shouldn't try."

Phrases

old head on young shoulders there's life in the old dog yet there's no fool like an old fool youth is wasted on the young

Frequently Paired Words

old head on young shoulders there's life in the old dog yet there's no fool like an old fool youth is wasted on the young

Synonyms

you can't put a wise head on young shoulders

Questions

What does you can't put an old head on young shoulders mean?: Young people inevitably lack the experience and wisdom which come with age.

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