the wrong side of forty
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Here was a man the wrong side of forty, and he hadn't the sense to bring suitable clothing to sea with him!
From Captain Macedoine's Daughter by McFee, William
Both ladies were on the wrong side of forty, but their dress was that of young girls.
From Mr. Standfast by Buchan, John
"You do not think the term strong enough? but when a man gets on the wrong side of forty it is, I think, as much as he can expect."
From The Vicar of Wrexhill by Trollope, Mrs
He was also a fine seaman, but the wrong side of forty.
From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Bullen, Frank T.
He is still a young man, being only just on the wrong side of forty.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 15, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
