"over the hill" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-over the hill.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} over the hill, {{en-PP}} over the hill
  1. (of a person, idiomatic) Old, past the prime of life. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: worn out Related terms: age out, has-been, have seen one's day, over the hills and far away, past it, washed-up Translations (old, past the prime of life): dobrando o cabo da boa esperança (Portuguese), entradote [Portugal, colloquial, masculine] (Portuguese), старый (staryj) (Russian), отживший своё время (otživšij svojó vremja) (Russian), no estar para muchos trotes [colloquial] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-over_the_hill-en-prep_phrase-HtbUdy7J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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