past one's prime

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past one's prime

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No longer in an ideal condition. "Perhaps it might be nearer realisation," growls the cynic, "if we could only produce men according to demand, as we do horses, and promptly send them to the slaughter-house when past their prime"—which, of course, is not to be thought of.
Similar: passé, past it, stale

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@misc{past_one_s_prime_2026,
  title = {past one's prime},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/past%20one's%20prime},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}