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under age: idiomatic phrase
1.under age: too young legally to engage in an activity such as buying alcohol, getting married, enlisting in the army; not old enough
"My son wants to enlist in the army to go to Iraq, but he is under age. He must be at least eighteen years old to join the army."
"Young people sometimes full bartenders and buy alcohol in bars although they are underage."
"My niece is crazy about her boy friend and wants to get married to him, but she is under age."
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