be (on) the wrong side of (some age)
be (on) the wrong side of (some age)
To be older than a certain age. Why is she dressing like a teenager when she is clearly the wrong side of 40? I'm sore after every workout these days, so I'm definitely on the wrong side of 30!
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be on the ˌright/ˌwrong side of ˈ40, ˈ50, etc.
(informal, often humorous) be younger/older than 40, 50, etc: ‘How old is she?’ ‘On the wrong side of forty, I’d say.’Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017