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Phrase(s): *gray hair(s)
1. Lit. a lightening of the hair caused by aging or hereditary factors. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) • I get more gray hair the older I get. • I guess my genes give me gray hair. 2. Fig. a lightening of the hair caused by stress or frustration. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) • I’m getting gray hairs because I have three teenage boys. • I have gray hair from raising four kids.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs