take years off
idiom
: to cause someone to look or feel younger
Not only has the diet improved how she feels, but it's also taken years off (her appearance).
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Experts say India’s air pollution is so bad that smog could take years off the lives of hundreds of millions of people.
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Sophia Saifi, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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These snail mucin undereye masks are an easy way to take years off your face.
—Katiee McKinstry, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
This could take years off the immigration timeline.
—Sam Silverman, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
This could take years off the immigration timeline.
—Sam Silverman, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
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Sophia Saifi, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Find it on Amazon Avoid Under-Eye Puffiness Using These Eye Masks
These snail mucin undereye masks are an easy way to take years off your face.
—Katiee McKinstry, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
This could take years off the immigration timeline.
—Sam Silverman, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
This could take years off the immigration timeline.
—Sam Silverman, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
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