on the right side of (an age)
idiom
informal
—used with an age (such as 30, 40, 50, etc.) to say that someone is younger than that age
She's still on the right side of 40.
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Starring Toshiro Mifune, as the rookie cop, and Takashi Shimura, as the seasoned detective who keeps him on the right side of the law, Stray Dog (Nora Inu) goes beyond a crime thriller, probing the squalid world of postwar Japan and the nature of the criminal mind.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 June 2025
Also, notice the connector with the three telescoping pins on the right side of the picture, which passes ARGB power and data to the plastic fascia’s ARGB light bar without using an awkward tethering cable.
—PC Magazine, 8 June 2025
The sales of goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos (£20million, Newcastle), defender Moussa Niakhate (£27m, Lyon) and Orel Mangala (£15m, also to Lyon, following his previous loan with the French club) all helped Forest to stay on the right side of profit and sustainability regulations (PSR).
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 6 June 2025
California also is on the right side of a lawsuit challenging efforts by DOGE (the Department Of Government Efficiency) to access personal information, but again isn’t really a state matter.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 June 2025
Also, notice the connector with the three telescoping pins on the right side of the picture, which passes ARGB power and data to the plastic fascia’s ARGB light bar without using an awkward tethering cable.
—PC Magazine, 8 June 2025
The sales of goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos (£20million, Newcastle), defender Moussa Niakhate (£27m, Lyon) and Orel Mangala (£15m, also to Lyon, following his previous loan with the French club) all helped Forest to stay on the right side of profit and sustainability regulations (PSR).
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 6 June 2025
California also is on the right side of a lawsuit challenging efforts by DOGE (the Department Of Government Efficiency) to access personal information, but again isn’t really a state matter.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the right side of (an age)
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“On the right side of (an age).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20right%20side%20of%20%28an%20age%29. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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