be (on) the right side of (an age)
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To be younger than a certain age. You can get away with dressing like a teenager when you're still on the right side of 30. I was never sore after working out when I was on the right side of 40!
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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