Meaning of the wrong side of | Babel Free
Definitions
- Older than (the stated age, typically a decade).
- Used in various other expressions to refer to an inimical or disfavoured condition.
Examples
“She looked to be the wrong side of forty.”
“Two weary, worn-out men, one of them on the wrong side of forty, a rocking-stone to take off from, a trembling point of rock some few feet across to land upon, and a bottomless gulf to be cleared in a raging gale!”
“the wrong side of the tracks, the wrong side of the law, the wrong side of history”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.