Various other frequently used metaphor with this number is flames and you can burning: Wood: the latest more dry it is, quicker it burns. (Spanish, El Salvador) Old existe burns off significantly more fiercely. [Writing about feminine away from a great riper age]. (Kurdish, Turkey) When a classic barn [old-maid] starts to shed, there’s absolutely no extinguishing they. (Dutch/German) It’s easier to temperature an old range than just yet another that. (French)