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

The right way was over the hill, then on for many Lights and Darks.

From Literature

At 41, he has to defend himself from questions of being over the hill.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’m not over the hill, but I’m on top of the hill with a view in both directions,” Kelly told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

Over the hill the trail plunges down, back and forth.

From Literature

It was there coming up over the hill, even though ragged bits of mist still hovered over the fields, and the cliffs were hidden under a cover of gray.

From Literature