to be on the wrong side of 50
21get\ up\ on\ the\ wrong\ side\ of\ the\ bed — v. phr. informal To awake with a bad temper. Henry got up on the wrong side of the bed and wouldn t eat breakfast. The man went to bed very late and got up on the wrong side of the bed …
22born on the wrong side of the blanket — A child born on the wrong side of the blanket is illegitimate his or her parents were not married at the time of the birth …
23get out of bed on the wrong side — or get up on the wrong side of the bed spoken to be in a bad mood from the time you get up in the morning for no obvious reason …
24get up on the wrong side of the bed — get out of bed on the wrong side or get up on the wrong side of the bed spoken to be in a bad mood from the time you get up in the morning for no obvious reason …
25(on) the wrong side of 40 — (on) the right/wrong/side of 40/50/etc informal phrase younger or older than 40 50 etc She didn’t think anyone would be interested in a woman the wrong side of 50 …
26(on) the wrong side of 50 — (on) the right/wrong/side of 40/50/etc informal phrase younger or older than 40 50 etc She didn’t think anyone would be interested in a woman the wrong side of 50 …
27on the wrong side of something — 1) informal if someone is on the wrong side of forty, fifty etc, they are older than forty, fifty etc 2) if someone gets on the wrong side of the law, they do something illegal and have to deal with the police …
28laugh\ on\ the\ wrong\ side\ of\ one's\ mouth — • laugh on the wrong side of one s mouth • laugh on the other side of one s mouth • laugh out of the other side of one s mouth v. phr. informal To be made sorry; to feel annoyance or disappointment; cry. Paul boasted that he was a good skater,… …
29get out of bed on the wrong side — British, American & Australian, American if someone got out of bed on the wrong side, they are in a bad mood and are easily annoyed all day. What s the matter with you? Did you get out of bed on the wrong side or something? …
30get out of bed on the wrong side — If you get out of bed on the wrong side, you wake up and start the day in a bad mood for no real reason …
