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Idiom: A "Dinosaur" Is A Thing (Or A Person) That Is Old and Obsolete

This document discusses the idiom "dinosaur", which refers to something old and obsolete. It can describe old machines like cars or phones, or even older people. The idiom comes from dinosaurs having once ruled the world but now being extinct. While it can be used with various verb tenses in sentences like "my first car was a dinosaur", the present continuous, future, and present perfect tenses are generally not used with this idiom.

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Idiom: A "Dinosaur" Is A Thing (Or A Person) That Is Old and Obsolete

This document discusses the idiom "dinosaur", which refers to something old and obsolete. It can describe old machines like cars or phones, or even older people. The idiom comes from dinosaurs having once ruled the world but now being extinct. While it can be used with various verb tenses in sentences like "my first car was a dinosaur", the present continuous, future, and present perfect tenses are generally not used with this idiom.

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With Different Verb

Tenses:
• Past Simple Tense: “The first
car I ever bought was a
dinosaur!”
• Present Simple Tense: “My
car is a dinosaur!”
• Present Continuous Tense*
• Future Simple Tense*
• Present Perfect Tense*

* The present continuous tense,


future simple tense, and present
perfect tenses are generally not used
with this idiom.

You Can Also Say:


• “Professor Smith is a
dinosaur! He’s 87 years old.”
(a disrespectful way to
describe an older person)

Where Does This


Idiom Come From?
This idiom, of course, comes from
the fact that dinosaurs, which

IDIOM once ruled the world, are now


extinct.

A “dinosaur” is a
In addition to people, this idiom
most often describes machines

thing (or a person)


(such as cars, airplanes, cell
phones, or computers) that are

that is old and


out of date. For example, “My
iPhone 2 is a dinosaur.”

obsolete. Have you ever owned anything


that was a dinosaur?
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With Different Verb
Tenses:
• Past Simple Tense: “The first
car I ever bought was a
dinosaur!”
• Present Simple Tense: “My
car is a dinosaur!”
• Present Continuous Tense*
• Future Simple Tense*
• Present Perfect Tense*

* The present continuous tense,


future simple tense, and present
perfect tenses are generally not used
with this idiom.

You Can Also Say:


• “Professor Smith is a
dinosaur! He’s 87 years old.”
(a disrespectful way to
describe an older person)

Where Does This


Idiom Come From?
This idiom, of course, comes from
the fact that dinosaurs, which

IDIOM once ruled the world, are now


extinct.

A “dinosaur” is a
In addition to people, this idiom
most often describes machines

thing (or a person)


(such as cars, airplanes, cell
phones, or computers) that are

that is old and


out of date. For example, “My
iPhone 2 is a dinosaur.”

obsolete. Have you ever owned anything


that was a dinosaur?
www.allthingstopics.com

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