Definition of "over-the-hill" []

• Informal Past the peak of one's youthful vigor and freshness. (adjective)
• Informal Far along in life; old. (adjective)

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• "He has been called over-the-hill and a throwback, but Paterno is a model to be emulated."
• "In true Weingarten fashion, he goes on to take Snyder down: "After another losing season in which your recently acquired $78 million over-the-hill quarterback got benched and your corpulent $100 million defensive lineman simply refused to play, it is heartening to see you focusing your resources on trying to punish a newspaper.""
• "After another losing season in which your recently acquired $78 million over-the-hill quarterback got benched and your corpulent $100 million defensive lineman simply refused to play, it is heartening to see you focusing your resources on trying to punish a newspaper."