年としを拾ひろう

expression, godan verb (-u)

grow old; get on in years

Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'to pick up years'. Used to describe someone becoming older, often with a nuance of accumulating years naturally or inevitably.

• 彼かれも年としを拾ひろって、すっかり白髪しらがになった。

  He has grown old too, and his hair has turned completely white.

• 年としを拾ひろうにつれて、体からだが思おもうように動うごかなくなる。

  As you get older, your body doesn't move the way you want it to.