on the far side of
on the far side of — idiom
1. on the other side of a particular point in space, time, or age; past a certain s
on the other side of a particular point in space, time, or age; past a certain stage or boundary and further along from it
The old oak stands on the far side of the meadow, past the stone wall.
spatial: on the far side of + [place]
Manuela lives in a small cottage on the far side of the village.
Felix crossed the bridge and found the shop on the far side of the river.
On his seventy-second birthday, Hiro joked that he was on the far side of middle age.
The bus stop is on the far side of the roundabout, near the post office.
- beyond
more formal and abstract; often used without a following noun
- past
simpler and more common for time and age references
- on the other side of
emphasises two distinct sides of the same object, rather than distance from a reference point
- on this side of
the near side, before reaching the boundary point
用法筆記
Used for both physical position and figurative stages of life. The noun that follows names the boundary point — the thing you must cross to get there — not the destination itself.