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36 entries under expression topic. ×
| at one time(idiom, adverb, late, earlier) | |
| away back(adverb, late, earlier, then) | |
| back when(adverb, late, old, past) | |
| before now(adverb, earlier, then, before) | |
| before this(adverb, earlier, then, before) | |
| down memory lane(idiom, adverb, dead, late) | |
| eons ago(adverb, earlier, then, before) | |
| in former times(idiom, adverb, earlier, then) | |
| in the olden days(idiom, adverb, late, earlier) | |
| in the past(verb, idiom, adverb, phrasal verb) | |
| long ago(idiom, adverb, late, old) | |
| of old(adverb, last, original, dead) | |
| of yore(adverb, last, original, dead) | |
| olden days(adverb, late, old, past) | |
| once upon a time(idiom, adverb, late, earlier) | |
| some time ago(idiom, adverb, late, earlier) | |
| time was(adverb, late, old, past) | |
| used to be(idiom, adverb, earlier, then) | |
| water under the bridge(idiom, dead, past, lost) | |
| ages ago(adjective, late, old, past) |
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