on the wrong side of (an age)
idiom
informal
—used with an age (such as 30, 40, 50, etc.) to say that someone is older than that age
He's on the wrong side of 40.
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Prosecutors said several witnesses reported seeing a small SUV consistent with Monroe’s stopped against the curb at the park on the wrong side of the road with its headlights on.
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Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
By allowing Sequoia to artwash its direct links to war crimes, Mubi finds itself on the wrong side of genocide.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 Aug. 2025
And the majority of these celebrities are standing on the wrong side of the velvet rope.
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
During a Thanksgiving trip to visit their son at the University of Wisconsin, Tariq drove on the wrong side of the road.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Midfield was an area of the team that desperately required new legs with De Bruyne leaving and both Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan on the wrong side of 30.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
The Phillies have a good number of players on the wrong side of 30 with some key stars also heading to free agency.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Seven years later, every one of those guys is on the wrong side of 30, and on deals that are a pain in the rump to get off the books.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
Among those names, all but Samuel are on the wrong side of 30, but Samuel is also coming back from a scary neck injury and has had his father, a former ballhawking cornerback by the same name, badmouthing Miami management earlier this month on a podcast.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2025
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Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
By allowing Sequoia to artwash its direct links to war crimes, Mubi finds itself on the wrong side of genocide.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 Aug. 2025
And the majority of these celebrities are standing on the wrong side of the velvet rope.
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
During a Thanksgiving trip to visit their son at the University of Wisconsin, Tariq drove on the wrong side of the road.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Midfield was an area of the team that desperately required new legs with De Bruyne leaving and both Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan on the wrong side of 30.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
The Phillies have a good number of players on the wrong side of 30 with some key stars also heading to free agency.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Seven years later, every one of those guys is on the wrong side of 30, and on deals that are a pain in the rump to get off the books.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
Among those names, all but Samuel are on the wrong side of 30, but Samuel is also coming back from a scary neck injury and has had his father, a former ballhawking cornerback by the same name, badmouthing Miami management earlier this month on a podcast.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2025
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“On the wrong side of (an age).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20wrong%20side%20of%20%28an%20age%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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