English Explanatory Dictionary

there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnace

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. An individual in advanced age, characterized by graying hair, may still possess ambition and vitality, especially sexual vitality.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnace.wav

Word forms

there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnace

Synonyms

there may be snow on the mountaintop but there's fire in the valley

Related words

fire in the belly snow on the rooftop there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle
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