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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Detroit Tigers The Tigers improved their offense on the right side of the infield by signing former Yankee Gleyber Torres to play second base and moving Colt Keith from second to first.
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Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Such a location would provide water access on the right side of the Panama Canal.
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
All units participating are required to have an American flag on the right side of their assembly and an Irish flag on the left, or no flags at all.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
Watching the play unfold on the right side of the infield were first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. and second baseman Tyler Fitzgerald.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Such a location would provide water access on the right side of the Panama Canal.
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
All units participating are required to have an American flag on the right side of their assembly and an Irish flag on the left, or no flags at all.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
Watching the play unfold on the right side of the infield were first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. and second baseman Tyler Fitzgerald.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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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 16 Apr. 2025.
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