somebody's advanced age

somebody's advanced age
of advanced ˈyears | sb's advanced ˈage idiom
used in polite expressions to describe sb as ‘very old’

He was a man of advanced years.

(humorous)

Even at my advanced age I still know how to enjoy myself!

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