on the right side of (an age)
idiom
informal
—used with an age (such as 30, 40, 50, etc.) to say that someone is younger than that age
She's still on the right side of 40.
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Mbeumo arrival will affect right wing-back selection Mbeumo should serve as an amplifier of all that is good on the right side of United’s attack.
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 28 July 2025
The father provided police with pictures of the boy, which showed two scratch marks on the right side of the boy’s face.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
That puts it on the right side of regulators, no matter who’s in control in DC.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Their robust negations appeared to put both them and their American hosts on the right side of history, compared with writers in the unfree world of authoritarian regimes, who seemed to have been permanently tainted by lies, equivocations, and evasions.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 28 July 2025
The father provided police with pictures of the boy, which showed two scratch marks on the right side of the boy’s face.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
That puts it on the right side of regulators, no matter who’s in control in DC.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Their robust negations appeared to put both them and their American hosts on the right side of history, compared with writers in the unfree world of authoritarian regimes, who seemed to have been permanently tainted by lies, equivocations, and evasions.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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“On the right side of (an age).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20right%20side%20of%20%28an%20age%29. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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