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over the hill

over the hill prepositional phrase: of a person, old, past the prime of life.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Of a person, old, past the prime of life.
    • Mrs. Joiner is over the hill.
    Synonyms:
    worn out

Synonyms of over the hill

Questions about over the hill

What does over the hill mean?
Over the hill means of a person, old, past the prime of life.
What part of speech is over the hill?
Over the hill is a prepositional phrase.

Words near over the hill in the dictionary

  1. over the board
  2. over the counter
  3. over the edge
  4. over the fence
  5. over the head
  6. over the hill
  7. over the hills and far away
  8. over the hump
  9. over the left
  10. over the left shoulder
  11. over the line

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