the afternoon of life

the afternoon of life
книжн.
закат жизни (ср. на склоне лет)

In the afternoon of life, when his powers began to fail, he turned to an easier field of endeavour. — На склоне лет, когда силы были уже не те, он стал заниматься более легкой работой.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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