good old days
A period of time in the distant past when things were better or fondly rememberedA period of time in the distant past when things were better or fondly remembered.
» The good old days have gone, never to return.
Die guten alten Tage sind vergangen und kehren nie zurück.
Die gute alte Zeit ist für immer dahin.
Старое доброе время прошло и никогда не вернётся.
Старі добрі часи пішли, і ніколи вже не повернуться.
Meaning
1 senses(plural, plural only)A period of time in the distant past when things were better or fondly remembered.
In the good old days we could go to the gasworks and buy coke.
ста́рые до́брые времена́stáryje dóbryje vremená
past times remembered with nostalgia
Examples
104 sentencesThe good old days have gone, never to return.
Старі добрі часи пішли, і ніколи вже не повернуться. — aandrusiak
ruСтарое доброе время прошло и никогда не вернётся. — Hellerick
deDie guten alten Tage sind vergangen und kehren nie zurück. — Manfredo
It's hard to find a good job these days.
Зараз важко знайти добру роботу. — deniko
She must have seen better days.
deSie muss schon einmal bessere Zeiten gesehen haben. — ELPHONY
I miss the good old days.
ruЯ скучаю по старым добрым временам. — marafon
deIch vermisse die gute alte Zeit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tickets are good for three days.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Blend of good old + old days.Blend of good old + old days.
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Forms
plural: good old dayses| Singular | good old days |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- past times remembered with nostalgia:auld langsynelangsyneold timeslang syne