the wrong side of

短语

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Older than (the stated age, typically a decade).

    She looked to be the wrong side of forty.

  2. 2.

    Used in various other expressions to refer to an inimical or disfavoured condition.

    the wrong side of the tracks, the wrong side of the law, the wrong side of history