English Explanatory Dictionary

have one's whole life ahead of one

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be young, and therefore have many years left to live and experience life.

Word forms

have one's whole life ahead of one has one's whole life ahead of one having one's whole life ahead of one had one's whole life ahead of one

Etymology

The phrase is an exaggeration, the implication being that by being young one has barely experienced life at all.

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