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be past your sell-by date
idiom
UK
If someone is past their sell-by date, that person is not wanted or considered useful any more because they are too old: 年龄太老（sell-by date 本意是“最迟销售期限”。如果说某人过了这个期限，则表示某人太老，不再有用，也不再为人所用）
There's plenty of time to have a baby. I'm not past my sell-by date yet.还有足够的时间生孩子。我还没有过“保质期”。
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