make old bones
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[edit]Verb
[edit]make old bones (third-person singular simple present makes old bones, present participle making old bones, simple past and past participle made old bones)
- (informal, chiefly in the negative) To live to an old age.
- With his heart condition, he'll never make old bones.
- (informal, chiefly in the negative) To last a long time; to last or store well.
- It is a nice fruity wine, but it doesn't make old bones.