Bob is seventeen and I just saw him with a girl about twelve years old. Has he started cradle-robbing? No, that girl was his sister, not his date!
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
cradle\ robbing — • cradle robber • cradle robbing See: rob the cradle … Словарь американских идиом
cradle\ robber — • cradle robber • cradle robbing See: rob the cradle … Словарь американских идиом
cradle robber — [cradle robbing] See: ROB THE CRADLE … Dictionary of American idioms
cradle robber — [cradle robbing] See: ROB THE CRADLE … Dictionary of American idioms
cradle-robber — cradle ,robber noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL someone who has a sexual relationship with a much younger person ╾ cradle ,robbing noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cradle-robber — noun The judge died when he was seventy. He was a real cradle robber because he left a thirty year old widow. See: rob the cradle and cradle robbing … Словарь американских идиом
Cradle of Love — For the 1960 hit song, see Johnny Preston. Cradle of Love Single by Billy Idol from the album … Wikipedia
rob the cradle — {v. phr.}, {informal} To have dates with or marry a person much younger than yourself. * /When the old woman married a young man, everyone said she was robbing the cradle./ [cradle robber] {n.} * /The judge died when he was seventy. He was a real … Dictionary of American idioms
rob the cradle — {v. phr.}, {informal} To have dates with or marry a person much younger than yourself. * /When the old woman married a young man, everyone said she was robbing the cradle./ [cradle robber] {n.} * /The judge died when he was seventy. He was a real … Dictionary of American idioms
rob\ the\ cradle — v. phr. informal To have dates with or marry a person much younger than yourself. When the old woman married a young man, everyone said she was robbing the cradle. See: cradle robber and cradle robbing … Словарь американских идиом
