be (on) the right side of (an age)
be (on) the right side of (an age)
To be younger than a certain age. You can get away with dressing like a teenager when you're still on the right side of 30. I was never sore after working out when I was on the right side of 40!
See also: of, right, side
etc.
A shortening of "et cetera," a Latin phrase literally meaning "and the others," used to allude to or include other similar things without naming them directly. I didn't do much today besides housework—you know, the laundry, the dishes, etc. It's a birthday party, so we'll just have cake, ice cream, etc.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- 30
- etc.
- be (on) the wrong side of (an age)
- be on the right/wrong side of 40, 50, etc.
- get on the wrong side of the law
- over the hill, to be
- be over the hill
- sore
- sore point
- a sore point