• the black ox has trod on his foot, to be long in the tooth
• she is no chicken, she is of a respectable age, to be getting on, to be getting on in years
• to be getting on, to be getting on in years, well on in years
• this is no longer the case
• the goal is within my reach
• when I shall be no more
• I expect no more trouble from that quarter
• as snug as a bug in a rug, to be as snug as a bug in a rug
• I expect no more trouble from that quarter
• as snug as a bug in a rug, to be as snug as a bug in a rug
• I expect no more trouble from that quarter