Rate this phrase:3.0 / 2 votes

Over the Hill

Old and past age, beyond one’s prime, past the best

Etymology:

  • Comparisons between the life of a person and climbing a hill have been made since the 20th century. At a younger age you have the energy to climb the mountain. Once the younger age is passed, the energy levels in the body become low and it is difficult to climb the mountain.
336 Views
“

Everyone knows that he is over the hill.

Collection   Edit    

Submitted on February 25, 2019

Additional definitions for 'Over the Hill':

over the hillOld, past the prime of life.
See them all »

Translation

Find a translation for the Over the Hill phrase in other languages:

sobre la colina

sur la colline

पहाड़ी के ऊपर

di atas bukit

sopra la collina

丘の上

super montem

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Nearby phrases

Some more phrases from our dictionary similar to Over the Hill

over the moonover and outmist overover the river and through the woodspass overover and over againover the river and through the woodsover the transomover/underover the river and through the woodsmouse overover the linemull overOver Your Head

How to pronounce this phrase?

Discuss this Over the Hill phrase with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this Over the Hill definition to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Over the Hill." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/phrase/over-the-hill_44924>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a phrases master?

    »
    He _____ me off my feet.
    A dashed
    B whisked
    C dusted
    D swept

    Browse Phrases.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ