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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history repeats itself »
Things that have happened in the past will happen again.
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let sleeping dogs lie »
To leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.
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long since »
Past.
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look back »
To reminisce about a past time.
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lose the plot »
To have one's results decline severely in quality or suddenly fall below an acceptable standard, especially when compared to past excellence.
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of late »
In the recent past; recently; lately.
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once bitten, twice shy »
One is cautious in the future if one has been hurt in the past.
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other days, other ways »
People of the past thought and acted differently.
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over the hill »
Old, past the prime of life.
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pass by »
To proceed past something.
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peed off »
Simple past tense and past participle of pee off.
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put one past somebody »
To deceive, trick, or fool, especially by concealing something.
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quarter past »
Fifteen minutes past any hour.
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rest on one's laurels »
To rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further.
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run something past »
To bring an idea or proposal to the attention of someone in order to obtain their opinion.
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sainted »
Simple past tense and past participle of saint.
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shacked up »
Simple past tense and past participle of shack up.
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sleep in »
To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.
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take back »
To cause to remember some past event or time.
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there is nothing new under the sun »
There is nothing truly novel in existence. Every new idea has some sort of precedent or echo from the past.
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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick »
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at [1] on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at [2] on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at [3] on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at [6] on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isn
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tickled pink »
Simple past tense and past participle of tickle pink.
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time out of mind »
The distant past beyond anyone's memory.
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track record »
An organization's, product's, or person's past performance reviewed in its entirety, usually for the purpose of making a judgment.
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tuckered out »
Simple past tense and past participle of tucker out.
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upper crust »
The topmost layer of a bread, pastry dish, or other item with a hardened coating.
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water under the bridge »
Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.
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way back when »
A time in the distant past.
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weekend warrior »
A person who indulges in a sport or pastime on an infrequent basis, usually on weekends when work commitments are not present.
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whistle past the graveyard »
To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; To proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.
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whistle past the graveyard »
To enter a situation with little or no understanding of the possible consequences.
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zoom past »
To pass very quickly.
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