make old bones

I don't think many of us will make old bones.

There are other people whose health is reasonably good and who may, one thinks, make old bones.

Anyone can see that he'll not make old bones.

He never thought he would make old bones, but not for this reason.

As I said before, few people in that part of the world, in those days, made old bones.

The Mallorys of this world never make old bones anyway.

Neither will you ever make old bones if you don't take more care of yourself.

David Bowie in the 1970s, not a man destined to make old bones - or so we thought.

I wouldn't have thought it likely he'd make old bones.'

"I might have known he'd never make old bones.

Though she is in touch and thinks they may eventually "make old bones together," she said his circumstances will have to change first.

Besides, Nana said she didn't want to make old bones; it wouldn't be amusing.

"Not make old bones, that one won't," he heard Nicala affirm.

'You will never make old bones, brother,' said Jack, dismounting and feeling the horse's leg.

Had it not been the season of the wind, he had the feeling that they would be making old bones together in the sand, even now.

Makes old bones feel young again.

Too sickly to make old bones," Caesar said lightly.

He didn't make old bones, and we all wish he'd slowed down and figured out where real contentment could have been found many years earlier.

These men will not make old bones.'

And she made old bones.

I don't want to make old bones."

If the child's existence is a thorn in Esher's side, then I shall see to it that he makes old bones!

She began to cry, while the doctor looked at her gravely; he thought she too had the type; she would not make old bones either.

I shall not make old bones."

He had known Alexander from his cradle; it had always been inconceivable that he would make old bones.