- Past the peak of one's youthful vigor and freshness.
- Far along in life; old.
over-the-hill
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o·ver-the-hill (ō'vər-THə-hĭl') |
adj. Informal
| Idioms: over the hill |
Past one's prime, as in I'm a little over the hill to be playing contact sports. This term, alluding to a climber who has reached a mountaintop and is now descending, has been used figuratively for the decline caused by aging since the mid-1900s.
| Marine Corps Dictionary: Over the Hill |
Unauthorized absence.
| WordNet: over-the-hill |
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
too old to be useful
Synonyms: overage, overaged, superannuated
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