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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