ageing like milk
Deteriorating with time
Something that ages like milk deteriorates rapidly or badly over time, rather than improving.
The phrase contrasts with aging like wine, which suggests graceful improvement.
Applied to predictions, opinions, or cultural products that quickly become embarrassing or obviously wrong: That tweet aged like milk.
Also spelled aging like milk.
- hot takeProvocative opinion piece
- wrinklingForming small folds
- clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
- sour grapesDisparaging the unattainable
- rotOrganic breakdown process
sagging · decay · spoilage · gone off · rancidity · obsolescence · decomposition · fading · tarnishing · cringe · senescence · embarrassing · degradation · dated · putrefaction · irony · corrosion · decline
ageing like milkripening
Becoming ready to eat
appreciating · vintage · timeless · evergreen
ageing like milkahead of its time
prescient · enduring · perennial · unfading · imperishable
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