Expressions meaning that a person is not so young anymore—for example, “She must be ________ eighty.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| PUSHING | 15 |
| NEARING | 4 |
| ALL OF | 2 |
| CLOSING IN ON | 1 |
| GOING ON | 1 |
| NEAR | 1 |
| NEAR TO | 1 |
| NEARLY | 1 |
| PAST | 1 |
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