Expressions meaning that a person is not so young any more—for example, “She must be ________ sixty.”
PUSHING | 369 |
CROWDING | 119 |
NEARING | 76 |
ALL OF | 61 |
PAST | 59 |
NEAR | 57 |
NR | 55 |
CLOSE TO | 49 |
AT LEAST | 42 |
HITTING | 37 |
NEARLY | 30 |
OVER | 28 |
ALMOST | 26 |
GOING ON | 22 |
AROUND | 17 |
NIGH ON TO | 15 |
APPROACHING | 14 |
ABOUT | 12 |
REACHING | 12 |
NO SPRING CHICKEN | 11 |
GETTING OLD | 10 |
NEAR TO | 9 |
GETTING CLOSE TO | 8 |
GETTING UP IN YEARS | 4 |
NIGH ON | 4 |
PRESSING | 4 |
PRETTY NEAR | 4 |
TURNING | 4 |
EVERY BIT OF | 3 |
GETTING | 3 |
IN HER SIXTIES | 3 |
MIDDLE-AGED | 3 |
OVER THE HILL | 3 |
SHOVING | 3 |
CREEPING ON TO | 2 |
EASILY | 2 |
GETTING ON | 2 |
GETTING ON TO | 2 |
GOOD | 2 |
IN HER FIFTIES | 2 |
NEVER SEE SIXTY | 2 |
NOT A SPRING CHICKEN | 2 |
OLD ENOUGH TO VOTE | 2 |
ON THE SHADY SIDE OF | 2 |
REACHING FOR | 2 |
RIGHT AT | 2 |
RUBBING | 2 |
SHADING | 2 |
SHOWING HER AGE | 2 |
UP IN YEARS | 2 |
AGE IS BEGINNING TO SHOW | 1 |
AGING | 1 |
AIN’T AS YOUNG AS SHE USED TO BE | 1 |
AIN’T FAR AWAY FROM | 1 |
AIN’T SO YOUNG AS SHE USED TO BE | 1 |
ANYHOW | 1 |
BATTIN’ | 1 |
‘BOUT MIDDLE-AGED | 1 |
CATCHING UP TO | 1 |
CHASING | 1 |
CLIMBING | 1 |
CLOCKIN’ | 1 |
CLOSE ON TO | 1 |
CRAWLING CLOSE TO | 1 |
CRAWLING TOWARDS | 1 |
DAMN NEAR | 1 |
EASILY IN HER LATE FIFTIES | 1 |
EVER BIT OF | 1 |
FAR SIDE OF | 1 |
GETTING ALONG TOWARD | 1 |
GETTING ALONG TOWARDS | 1 |
GETTING AROUND | 1 |
GETTING GRAY ON TOP | 1 |
GETTING NEAR | 1 |
GETTING ON TOWARD | 1 |
GETTING ON TOWARDS | 1 |
GETTING ON UP | 1 |
GETTING PAST | 1 |
GETTING TO | 1 |
GETTING TO BE AN OLD BIRD | 1 |
GETTING UP THERE | 1 |
GIVING SIXTY A FIT | 1 |
GOING INTO HER NINETIES | 1 |
GOING ON PAST | 1 |
GOING ON TO | 1 |
GOING OVER THE HILL | 1 |
HALF AS OLD AS THE HILLS | 1 |
HAS TO BE OVER | 1 |
HEADING FOR | 1 |
HER TIME’S OVERDUE | 1 |
HER YEAR | 1 |
HITTING IN THE SIXTIES | 1 |
HITTING ON | 1 |
HITTING SIXTY HARD | 1 |
HOVERING NEAR | 1 |
HUGGING | 1 |
IN HER LATE FIFTIES | 1 |
IN HER NINETIES | 1 |
JUST ABOUT | 1 |
JUST PAST | 1 |
LITTLE LONG IN THE TOOTH | 1 |
LOOKS TO BE SIXTY | 1 |
LOST HER PEP | 1 |
MORE THAN | 1 |
MOST | 1 |
MOULTIN’ | 1 |
MUST PUSHING INTO | 1 |
NEAR ON | 1 |
NEAR ON TO | 1 |
NEVER SEE FIFTY AGAIN | 1 |
NOT A DAY UNDER | 1 |
NOT A SPRING CHICKEN ANYMORE | 1 |
NOT AS YOUNG AS SHE USE TO BE | 1 |
OLD AS THE HILLS | 1 |
OLD FILLY | 1 |
OLD HEN | 1 |
ON IN YEARS | 1 |
ON THE WRONG SIDE OF | 1 |
ON TO | 1 |
OVER THE HUMP | 1 |
PASSING | 1 |
PAST HER HEYDAY | 1 |
PAST HER PRIME | 1 |
PAST HER SALAD DAYS | 1 |
PAST MIDDLE AGE | 1 |
PAST THE DEADLINE | 1 |
PRETTY CLOSE TO | 1 |
PULLING | 1 |
PUSHING AT | 1 |
RAISING | 1 |
REACHING PAST | 1 |
RIGHT ON | 1 |
ROUNDING | 1 |
SCRATCHING | 1 |
SHOVING TOWARD | 1 |
SIXTY ANYWAY | 1 |
SIXTY IF SHE IS A DAY | 1 |
SIXTY IF SHE’S A DAY | 1 |
SIXTY OR MORE | 1 |
SIXTY YEARS YOUNG | 1 |
SIXTY-ODD | 1 |
SLIPPING ON | 1 |
SUNNY SIDE OF (NUMBER) | 1 |
UP IN HER SIXTIES | 1 |
UP INTO | 1 |
UPWARDS OF | 1 |
WELL ON IN YEARS | 1 |
WELL ON TO | 1 |
WELL PAST | 1 |
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