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1 over the hill
adj1) infmlNow that she's forty she thinks she's over the hill — Ей исполнилось сорок лет, и она думает, что у нее уже все позади
He's over the hill as a professional athlete — Как профессиональный спортсмен он уже сходит со сцены
2) infml esp BrEHe was seriously ill for three weeks but he's over the hill now — Он три недели серьезно болел, но сейчас опасность миновала
3) AmE vulg slThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > over the hill
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