rob the cradle

English

rob the cradle

(idiomatic, disapproving) To marry or become romantically involved with a much younger person.
- 2004, Karen Thomas, "Cameron won't pull a Britney," USA Today, 8 Jan.,
  The actress, 31, also pooh-poohs the notion that she's robbing the cradle with Timberlake, 22.
(idiomatic, disapproving) To use a young person for a purpose inappropriate to his or her age.
- 1879, John McElroy, Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons, ch. 29,
  They were ordered to the field, and their places filled by the Georgia "Reserves," an organization of boys under, and men over the military age. As General Grant aptly-phrased it, "They had robbed the cradle and the grave," in forming these regiments.

单词	rob the cradle
释义	rob the cradle English Verb rob the cradle (idiomatic, disapproving) To marry or become romantically involved with a much younger person. 2004, Karen Thomas, "Cameron won't pull a Britney," USA Today, 8 Jan., The actress, 31, also pooh-poohs the notion that she's robbing the cradle with Timberlake, 22. (idiomatic, disapproving) To use a young person for a purpose inappropriate to his or her age. 1879, John McElroy, Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons, ch. 29, They were ordered to the field, and their places filled by the Georgia "Reserves," an organization of boys under, and men over the military age. As General Grant aptly-phrased it, "They had robbed the cradle and the grave," in forming these regiments.
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