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those were the days

those were the days phrase: that was a particularly pleasant, exciting, or noteworthy time.

Phrase

those were the days

  1. That was a particularly pleasant, exciting, or noteworthy time.

Questions about those were the days

What does those were the days mean?
Those were the days means that was a particularly pleasant, exciting, or noteworthy time.
What part of speech is those were the days?
Those were the days is a phrase.

Words near those were the days in the dictionary

  1. those people
  2. those that have get
  3. those that have get more
  4. those that have, get
  5. those that have, get more
  6. those were the days
  7. those who can't do, teach
  8. those who can't, teach
  9. those who have get
  10. those who have get more
  11. those who have, get

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