| 释义 |
on the wrong side of1Out of favour with: she knew not to get on the wrong side of him...- She picked the wrong person to get on the wrong side of.
- This, after all, as Gerald Kaufman said, is a man ‘whom it is advisable not to get on the wrong side of.’
- If I give an opinion, I'm going to get on the wrong side of either one of you.
2Somewhat more than (a specified age): he cheerfully admits he is the wrong side of fifty...- Embarking on a sea change in career is not something to be taken lightly, especially when you are on the wrong side of 40.
- Unable to have any hot food or drink and as we are on the wrong side of 60, we were lucky to come out of it without becoming ill.
- For many of the players - those on the wrong side of 30 - this tournament is their last chance, after famous failures in 1995 and 1999.
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