about time »
Far past the desired time.
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back in the day »
In the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.
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behind its time »
Showing characteristics of the past; present in one's work after later advances in the field; coming later than could be generally accepted.
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borne out »
Past participle of bear out.
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bought the farm »
Simple past tense and past participle of buy the farm: died; often refers to death in battle.
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bring back »
To cause someone to remember something from the past.
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done a bunk »
Simple past tense and past participle of do a bunk.
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dyed in the wool »
Simple past tense and past participle of dye in the wool.
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flutter in the dovecote »
I further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.
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four score and seven years ago »
As an opener, a sometimes sarcastic indicator to indicate a past event being mentioned is particularly important.
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go by »
To pass, to go past, without much interaction.
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go the way of the dinosaurs »
To go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go off the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past.
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go the way of the dodo »
To go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go out of the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past.
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greener pastures »
Any place or condition that is more favorable or beneficial.
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hindsight is 20/20 »
(idiomatic) In hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset; one is able to evaluate past choices more clearly than at the time of the choice.
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