Meanings
- humorousoftenAn individual in advanced age, characterized by graying hair, may still possess ambition and vitality, especially sexual vitality.
Synonyms: there may be snow on the mountaintop but there's fire in the valley
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbAn individual in advanced age, characterized by graying hair, may still possess ambition and vitality, especially sexual vitality.
Translations
Hungarian a vén kecske is megnyalja a sót
- a vén kecske is megnyalja a sótolder people can still have ambition and energy, especially sexual
Cite this entry
there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there%20may%20be%20snow%20on%20the%20rooftop%20but%20there%20is%20fire%20in%20the%20furnace
“there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there%20may%20be%20snow%20on%20the%20rooftop%20but%20there%20is%20fire%20in%20the%20furnace. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnace,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there%20may%20be%20snow%20on%20the%20rooftop%20but%20there%20is%20fire%20in%20the%20furnace.
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