old enough to vote

English

Adjective

old enough to vote (not comparable)

  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see old,‎ enough,‎ vote.
  2. (idiomatic, humorous, informal) old; decrepit.
    I'm going to have to get a new car. Mine is old enough to vote.
    • August 1969, Peter Garrison, Flying Magazine Volume 85, No 2
      It looks, acts and pays property tax like a new airplane, but it's old enough to vote.
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