De los 40 para arriba, no te mojes la barriga

ROBINDESBOIS · #1 July 20, 2009, 01:50 AM

This saying means that once you turn 40, you have to take care of yourself, and stop doing things that You used to do. Is there an equivalent in English?

**Rusty** · #2 July 20, 2009, 09:46 AM

Look here.

He's over the hill.
It's time to put away childish things.
It's time to put away the toys.

~~~

There are many of us who are over 40 that are saying,
De los cuarenta para arriba, disfruta de la vida.

Life begins at forty.

ROBINDESBOIS · #3 July 20, 2009, 10:15 AM

[QUOTE=Rusty;42575]Look here.

He's over the hill.
It's time to put away childish things.
It's time to put away the toys.

~~~

and where do you insert 40 in these sentences ?

**Rusty** · #4 July 20, 2009, 10:20 AM

We don't!
They all infer an age at which you should probably start slowing down. When you're 40, that age becomes 50.
When you're 50, it becomes 60.

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