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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He’s become accustomed to being on the right side of the ledger. —

Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025 Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and Matthew Gaudreau, 29, were riding bicycles on the right side of the road. —

Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025 Brett Kulak getting time with Darnell Nurse on the right side of the second pair typically means Stecher will slide down and play his off-side next to Ty Emberson for a couple of shifts a period. —

Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025 This causes blood to pool on the right side of the heart. —

Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for on the right side of (an age)

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