over the hill

Meaning: Too old to be of much value.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Daily Life

Origin: The expression is used for people and animals, but not for nonliving things.

More idioms — Daily Life

• paint someone a picture — To explain something in very great detail.
• pandora's box — A situation that contains many unexpected and unwanted problems and consequences.
• par for the course — Usual or to be expected; typical.
• past one's prime — Too old to be of much value.
• patience of job — Unlimited patience; the willingness to endure hardship patiently.
• pay the piper — To pay for one's mistakes; to live with the consequences of one's (wrong) actions.

More English idioms

• pencil pusher — An office worker; a bureaucrat who routinely does his or her paperwork job without any de…
• penny pincher — A person that doesn't like to spend money.
• peter out — To disappear gradually.
• pinch pennies — To be very careful with one's money; to be concerned about how one spends every penny.
• pink slip — Notice that one has been fired from one's job.
• play hardball — To work or act aggressively, competitively, or ruthlessly, as in business or politics.

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