"age like milk" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: ages like milk [present, singular, third-person], aging like milk [participle, present], ageing like milk [participle, present], aged like milk [participle, past], aged like milk [past]
Etymology: Due to milk’s tendency to go bad quickly. Head templates: {{en-verb|age<,aging:ageing,> like milk}} age like milk (third-person singular simple present ages like milk, present participle aging like milk or ageing like milk, simple past and past participle aged like milk)
  1. (simile) To age very badly; to look bad in hindsight, or after time has passed. Synonyms: age like vinegar Related terms: age like a fine wine
    Sense id: en-age_like_milk-en-verb-xNR1R-~I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

Inflected forms

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