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past prime
past someone's (or something's) prime
Fig. beyond the most useful or productive period. Joan was a wonderful singer, but she's past her prime now. This old car's past its prime. I'll need to get a new one.
past your/its prime
no longer able to do something at an acceptable level because of age over the hill The dancer was past her prime, though she performed occasionally as a guest artist.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| YrjÖ | | UYR-yuu | Finnish |
| Raju | | - | Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Nepali |
| ØYdis | | - | Norwegian |
| BrÁS | | - | Portuguese |
| Annion | | ['ænjən] | |
| Kim (2) | | KEEM (Finnish) | Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish |