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Idiom be the wrong side ofbe (on) the wrong side of 30/40 etc. to be older than 30, 40 etc..I don't know his exact age but I should say he's the wrong side of fifty.
be (on) the wrong side of (an age)To be older than a certain age. Why is she dressing like a teenager when she is clearly the wrong side of 40? I'm sore after every workout these days, so I'm definitely on the wrong side of 30! be on the ˌright/ˌwrong side of ˈ40, ˈ50, etc. (informal, often humorous) be younger/older than 40, 50, etc: ‘How old is she?’ ‘On the wrong side of forty, I’d say.’ |