There is no lack of precedents.

be ignorant of the sweets and bitters of life

Equally matched

become a monk or nun late in life

be cleaned out(not a cent to one's name)

let bygones be bygones(do not censure somebody for his past misdeeds)

(of female skin)smooth and fair

at an appropriate speed

to remain puzzled after pondering over something a hundred times

Such is the case everywhere.

beneath notice

with a snub nose and a wry mouth (a very ugly face)

leave the darkness and come to the brightness--quit the illegal associations and activities and return to lawful life

at dusk

a happy union of a hundred years

keep one's gravity

All things go well.

very bright(very smart)

Have to

Black and white