not look a day over
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: to appear to be no older than (a certain age)
"Today's my 50th birthday." "Really? You don't look a day over 40."
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So how does a 90-year-old Shaw not look a day over 70?
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
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