over-the-hill

• Informelles Adjektiv für eine Person, die als zu alt gilt, um noch nützlich oder leistungsfähig zu sein, oft mit der Nebenbedeutung eines körperlichen oder geistigen Abbaus.

An informal adjective used to describe someone who is considered too old to be useful or effective, often implying a decline in physical or mental abilities.

1. Past one's primeB2informal

   No longer young or effective; considered too old for certain activities or roles.

   Über dem Zenit

   • He jokingly called himself over-the-hill after turning 40.
   • Some people think that athletes are over-the-hill by age 30.
   • She proved that she is far from over-the-hill by winning the marathon.

   Synonymeageddecrepitelderlyoldsenescent

   Antonymeprimevigorousyoungyouthful