over the hill

Idioms  

1. Past one's prime, as in I'm a little over the hill to be playing contact sports. This term, alluding to a climber who has reached a mountaintop and is now descending, has been used figuratively for the decline caused by aging since the mid-1900s.

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Example Sentences

Billed as ageing and over the hill, the Australians have proved themselves to be full of battle-hardened grown-ups.

From BBC

On your 65th birthday in Ecuador, you reach “tercera edad” status, which translates to “third age” — much kinder than “over the hill” or “out to pasture.”

From MarketWatch

Remember when the Australia squad was written off as ageing, creaking and over the hill?

From BBC

At this point, a group of asylum seekers who we hadn't noticed playing football nearby appeared over the hill.

From BBC

Exhibit B, thirty minutes in: “Those cows are headed toward the lake over the hill, behind the house. The lake runs with everlasting water, which is good. Regular cows can drink maybe forty gallons of water a day. These cows can drink up to ninety!”

From Literature