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this side of sth
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› before reaching a particular age, date, place, etc.: I can't believe she's this side of 50. We don't expect to see Gideon this side of Christmas. This is the best pizza I've eaten this side of (= anywhere other than) Rome. Parenting is the most rewarding thing I will do this side of the grave (= in life).Describing age and birthdays
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Synonyms and related words:
- -something suffix
- age group noun
- age limit noun
- aged adjective (AGE)
- aging
- be knocking (on) 60, 70, etc. idiom
- gone preposition
- grown up adjective
- junior noun (YOUNGER)
- nonagenarian noun
- octogenarian noun
- old adjective (WHAT AGE)
- on the right/wrong side of 40, 50, etc. idiom
- senior adjective (OLDER)
- senior noun (OLDER)
- sexagenarian noun
- sixties noun
- spring chicken noun
- take years off sb idiom
- teens noun
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