they don't make them like that anymore
Expressing such notions as that the person referred to is excellent and that owing to…Expressing such notions as that the person referred to is excellent and that owing to the decline of society, such people have become rarer; the old school was better; the youth today lack something that previous generations had more of; all the good ones are taken; and so on.
» They don't sell these kinds of things anymore.
Вони таке більше не продають. — deniko
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2 senses(idiomatic)Expressing such notions as that the person referred to is excellent and that owing to the decline of society, such people have become rarer; the old school was better; the youth today lack something that previous generations had more of; all the good ones are taken; and so on.
A: What a guardian angel that guy was to so many people. B: Yup. They don't make them like that anymore.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see they, don't, make, them, like, that, anymore: the model of vehicle, machine, or device exemplified by the instance under discussion is no longer manufactured.
Examples
387 sentencesThey don't sell these kinds of things anymore.
Вони таке більше не продають. — deniko
We don't use them anymore.
Ми їх більше не використовуємо. — deniko
ruМы их больше не используем. — odexed
I don't talk to them anymore.
ruЯ с ними больше не разговариваю. — marafon
They don't build houses that way anymore.
It seems they don't trust us anymore.