Tag: back in the day
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Long in the tooth
English Idiom: Long in the tooth We’re all getting a little long in the tooth. This idiom means that someone is old or at least older than you are. As far as I can ascertain, the expression comes from the fact that as some animals, such as horses, age their gums recede, and this makes…
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Back in the day
Expression: Back in the day When people think about the past and feel nostalgic, they tend to use the term back in the day. For example, Tokyo Giants fans may say something like, “Back in the day, Sadaharu Oh and Shigeo Nagashima were a great 3-4 tandem on the 9-championship team between 1965 and 1973.”…
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Wild West
Word of the Day: Wild West An interesting term that came up in one of my classes this week is the Wild West. Wild West refers to the days when people were moving into the unsettled American West. At that time, there was no law and order. Now, we all know that the western part…
