(on) the wrong side of (some age)
Older than a certain age. Why is she dressing like a teenager when she is clearly the wrong side of 40? I get sore after every workout now that I'm on the wrong side of 30! I knew I was on the wrong side of 20 when started gaining weight from my usual diet of junk food.
be pushing (an age)
To be approaching a particular age. I was never sore after my workouts until I was pushing 40. If you ask me, a man who's pushing 60 should not be wearing leather pants! A 43-year-old defenseman is a definite anomaly—most guys retire from this sport before they're even pushing 40.
go from zero to sixty
1. To accelerate from a standstill to sixty miles per hour. Used to indicate how quickly a vehicle, especially an automobile, can accelerate. It may not look impressive on the outside, but this bad boy can go from zero to sixty in about five seconds flat. That old junker can go from zero to sixty? Yeah, right—I bet it can't get up to 60 mph at all! I don't care if your car can go from zero to sixty, and I really don't want to be in the car when it does!
2. To abruptly and dramatically increase or intensify something. No, this isn't a demotion—I just don't want you to go from zero to sixty right after a major surgery. Play a few games in the minors first and see how you feel. A: "Aaah! Is that your alarm or a fire bell?" B: "Yeah, it really goes from zero to sixty on the volume, huh? Sorry about that." I have no desire to go from zero to sixty, so I'm starting out with five pound weights.
3. To change from a calm or neutral demeanor to an extreme, excessive reaction very quickly. His anger issues are really out of control. He goes from zero to sixty at the slightest provocation! Now that some time has passed since the funeral, I'm doing a little better, but I still go from zero to sixty in a moment if something reminds me of her. Yeah, Mom's going to be upset that you're home past curfew, but she'll go from zero to sixty when she sees that you're also drunk!
like sixty
Very quickly. We need to drive like sixty in order to get there on time!
pushing (some age)
Approaching a particular age. I never used to get sore after my workouts until I started pushing 40.
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