age like a fine wine

verb

To age well; to look or become better as one becomes older.

Opposite
age like milkage like vinegar
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Meanings

verbage like a fine wine (third-person singular simple present ages like a fine wine, present participle aging like a fine wine or ageing like a fine wine, simple past and past participle aged like a fine wine)

present singular third person ages like a fine wine · participle present aging like a fine wine · participle present ageing like a fine wine · participle past aged like a fine wine · past aged like a fine wine · alternative age like fine wine · alternative age like wine

  1. simileTo age well; to look or become better as one becomes older.

    Antonyms: age like milk, age like vinegar

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo age well; to look or become better as one becomes older.

Opposite
age like milkage like vinegar
Also see
meliorate

Origin

Due to the perception that wine improves with age.

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Translations

Finnish kypsyä kuin viini
  • kypsyä kuin viiniage well
French bien vieillir
  • bien vieillirage well
German gut altern
  • gut alternage well
Polish starzeć się dobrze
  • starzeć się dobrzeage well
Portuguese envelhecer igual vinho
  • envelhecer igual vinhoage well
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Chicago

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