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in the flower of one's youth

in the flower of one's youth adverb: when one was young and happy.

Adverb

in the flower of one's youth

  1. (idiomatic, literary) When one was young and happy.

Questions about in the flower of one's youth

What does in the flower of one's youth mean?
In the flower of one's youth means when one was young and happy.
What part of speech is in the flower of one's youth?
In the flower of one's youth is an adverb.

Words near in the flower of one's youth in the dictionary

  1. in the field
  2. in the final analysis
  3. in the first instance
  4. in the first place
  5. in the flesh
  6. in the flower of one's youth
  7. in the foothills
  8. in the frame
  9. in the front row
  10. in the furtherance of justice
  11. in the future

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