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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The family moved to Baltimore, where Capone intended to become a bookkeeper—working the numbers on the right side of the law.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Despite an unremarkable mammogram screening just seven months earlier, the 42-year-old knew something was wrong when Rudy kept pawing at something on the right side of her chest.
—Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024
The report stated the woman also hit another officer who attempted to pull her away, striking her on the right side of the face, causing her glasses to fall off, and giving her bruises on both arms.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Oct. 2024
Vance will be at podium on the right side of the stage, but the left side of screens.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Despite an unremarkable mammogram screening just seven months earlier, the 42-year-old knew something was wrong when Rudy kept pawing at something on the right side of her chest.
—Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024
The report stated the woman also hit another officer who attempted to pull her away, striking her on the right side of the face, causing her glasses to fall off, and giving her bruises on both arms.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Oct. 2024
Vance will be at podium on the right side of the stage, but the left side of screens.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
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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 1 Nov. 2024.
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