Meaning of you can't put an old head on young shoulders | Babel Free

Definitions

Young people inevitably lack the experience and wisdom which come with age.

Examples

“"The boy seems to me a very good boy, but you can't put an old head on young shoulders."”

“"Young men will be young men; you can't put an old head on young shoulders," he added, repeating trite sayings as if they were original with himself.”

“The one knock against Bobby is that he is not great defensively. I think that's a valid criticism, but not altogether fair. You can't put an old head on young shoulders.”

“"All of a sudden they are now short of experience in the centres and wing. As the old saying goes, you can't put an old head on young shoulders."”

“In those days I looked down on Stephens and repeated Russell's verdict with derision; which shows not only that you can't put an old head on young shoulders but that you shouldn't try.”

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