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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In order to get your AirPods set up to use with your Apple Watch:
Go to your Apple Watch
Press the crown on the right side of your Apple Watch
Tap Settings
Scroll down to Bluetooth and tap it
The watch is now searching for your AirPods
Grab your AirPods and lift the lid.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
There was the question of whether Murillo, Morgan Gibbs-White or another valuable player would have to be sacrificed to help the club remain on the right side of the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR).
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The day appears on the retrograde index at left, and the date unfurls on the right side of the dial, with month on a disk at 12 o’clock and the flying tourbillon taking position at six.
—Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Sit on the right side of the van for the best scenery, and don’t fret too much about the one-lane tunnels that cut beneath mountains.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 11 Apr. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
There was the question of whether Murillo, Morgan Gibbs-White or another valuable player would have to be sacrificed to help the club remain on the right side of the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR).
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The day appears on the retrograde index at left, and the date unfurls on the right side of the dial, with month on a disk at 12 o’clock and the flying tourbillon taking position at six.
—Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Sit on the right side of the van for the best scenery, and don’t fret too much about the one-lane tunnels that cut beneath mountains.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the right side of (an age)
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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 29 Apr. 2025.
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