over the hill

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

over the hill

1. (of a person, idiomatic) Old, past the prime of life.

   Mrs. Joiner is over the hill.

Synonyms

• worn out

Translations

old, past the prime of life

Polish: stary (pl) Portuguese: dobrando o cabo da boa esperança (literally “going around the Cape of Good Hope”), entradote m (Portugal, colloquial) Russian: старый (ru) (staryj), отживший своё время (otživšij svojó vremja) Spanish: no estar para muchos trotes (colloquial)

See also

• age out
• has-been
• have seen one's day
• over the hills and far away
• past it
• washed-up