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over the hill
(redirected from go over the hill)

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*over the hill 
1. Fig. Inf. escaped from prison or the military. (*Typically: be ~; go ~.) Two privates went over the hill last night. They broke out of jail and went over the hill.
2. Fig. too old (for something). (*Typically: be ~; go ~.) You're only fifty! You're not over-the-hillyet. Some people seem over-the-hill at thirty.
See also: hill

over the hill
no longer able to do something at an acceptable level because of age past your/its prime Some judges who are 75 may be over the hill, but others still have energy galore.
See also: hill


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If our local vets need those services now -- or an MRI, CT scan, or any emergency service at all -- they have to go over the hill to the West L.
Here there are a lot of chains, and what I would call more conservative food, while if you go over the hill you end up with people who are pushing the envelope more.
As the Valley demographic becomes more low-income, and office properties continue to age, I think companies that have to pay $185 to $200 per square foot will go over the hill in search of better value for the same price.
 
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