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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There were several times when Jackson missed open receivers, especially on the right side of the field. —

Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024 There’s a selfie camera on the right side of the screen for landscape-mode video calls, as well as a cutout for the rear camera on the upper left side of the device. —

PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024 Walz will stand behind the lectern on the left side of the stage, which will be on the right side of viewers' screens. —

Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024 Their structure, especially on the defensive side of the puck, has kept them in every game and put them on the right side of the ledger in almost every outcome. —

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