English Dictionary

mutton dressed as lamb

noun

(UK, idiomatic, derogatory) A middle-aged or elderly woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if in a deliberate attempt to appear young.

She may be in her forties, but she still dresses like a teenager. It's like mutton dressed as lamb.

意味（1）

(UK, idiomatic, derogatory) A middle-aged or elderly woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if in a deliberate attempt to appear young.

In one of the rare cinematic depictions of an older woman as sexually attractive and active, Moreau also contributes to the end of Syl′s innocence by seducing him in the summer house. No mutton dressed as lamb could have done better!