take years off

take years off (of) someone or something

to make someone seem or look younger. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) My exciting vacation took years off of me. Your shorter haircut has taken years off your face.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hayden	HAY-dən	English
GrÉTa	GRAY-taw (Hungarian)	Hungarian, Icelandic
Ha-Jun	hah-joon	Korean
Ace (2)	-	Macedonian
Marten	MAHR-tən	Dutch
Romana	-	Italian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Late Roman