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English translation: on the older side = a bit old

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English term or phrase:older side
Selected answer:on the older side = a bit old
Entered by: S.J

15:57 Sep 2, 2021
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: older side
- I've yet felt the need to pay for female company, though I suggest you're a shade on the older side to demand too steep a value.
- Good. Because I own a paper.

The situation is a newspaper owner (woman), trying to convince someone to publish ads in her newspaper. The only context before that is "I have a business proposition".

The conversation is not in our age.

Thanks in advance,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 06:54
on the older side = a bit old
Explanation:
That's what it means.
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +3on the older side = a bit old
philgoddard
5 -4You are a shade on the older side
G. M. Khan


Discussion entries: 5





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
on the older side = a bit old


Explanation:
That's what it means.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 123
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
41 mins
agree  Victoria Britten: A bit (too) old
3 hrs
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
8 hrs
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -4
You are a shade on the older side


Explanation:
Here 'older side' refers to her own age, who may be old enough to dislike the shade against sunlight. Shade refers to the high/ steep rate, therefore the entire dialogue means that she will pay her (company) no matter how unjustly high her rates be.

G. M. Khan
Pakistan
Local time: 15:54
Native speaker of: Urdu

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  writeaway: 100% confidence is a bit much for this very confusing and not 100% correct explanation
2 hrs
disagree  philgoddard: It's not even 1% correct, nothing to do with sunlight or high rates.
2 hrs
disagree  Tony M: I'm afraid this has very little if anything to do with the actual meaning of the EN s/t!
4 hrs
disagree  Yvonne Gallagher: 100% wrong explanation
1 day 1 min
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