Mr. Smith is poor now, but he will see better days.
Mv blue coat is ten years old. It has seen better days.
Our car wasn't old, but it had seen better days.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
see better days — {v. phr.} 1. To enjoy a better or happier life. * /Mr. Smith is poor now, but he will see better days./ 2. To become old, damaged, or useless. Used in the perfect tense. * /Mv blue coat is ten years old. It has seen better days./ * /Our car wasn… … Dictionary of American idioms
see better days — {v. phr.} 1. To enjoy a better or happier life. * /Mr. Smith is poor now, but he will see better days./ 2. To become old, damaged, or useless. Used in the perfect tense. * /Mv blue coat is ten years old. It has seen better days./ * /Our car wasn… … Dictionary of American idioms
Better Days — Infobox Album | Name = Better Days Type = Album Artist = Susan Tedeschi Released = December 15, 1998 Recorded = October 24, 1995 Genre = Blues Length = 44:33 Label = Oarfin Producer = Susan Tedeschi Reviews = *Allmusic (3/5)… … Wikipedia
have\ seen\ better\ days — See: see better days … Словарь американских идиом
have seen better days — See: SEE BETTER DAYS … Dictionary of American idioms
have seen better days — See: SEE BETTER DAYS … Dictionary of American idioms
have seen better days — ● see * * * have seen better days informal phrase to be in bad condition That old couch has seen better days. Thesaurus: in a bad conditionhyponym condition of somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
have known better days — see ↑better, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑know * * * have seen/known better ˈdays idiom (humorous) to be in poor condition • Our car has seen better days! … Useful english dictionary
better — See: ALL BETTER, DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, FOR THE BETTER, GET THE BETTER OF, GO ONE BETTER, HAD BETTER, HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE or HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NO BREAD, SEE BETTER DAYS, THINK BETTER OF … Dictionary of American idioms
better — See: ALL BETTER, DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, FOR THE BETTER, GET THE BETTER OF, GO ONE BETTER, HAD BETTER, HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE or HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NO BREAD, SEE BETTER DAYS, THINK BETTER OF … Dictionary of American idioms
