be thin on top
US /bi θɪn ɑn tɑp/
UK /bi θɪn ɑn tɑp/

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tener poco pelo en la coronilla, quedarse calvo
to have very little hair on the top of one's head; to be going bald
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He started to be thin on top in his late twenties.
Empezó a tener poco pelo en la coronilla a finales de sus veintes.
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My grandfather used to joke that he was just thin on top, not bald.
Mi abuelo solía bromear diciendo que solo estaba con poco pelo en la coronilla, no calvo.