Thursday 12 September 2013

The good old days

 Meaning:

  • If people talk about the good old days, they mean a time in the past when they believe life was better.
  • This idiom refers to past times remembered with nostalgia.

Example sentence:

The kids are so lazy nowadays. It's not like back in the good old days when we had to work hard and help our parents every day.


Questions for you to answer:
  1. Do you believe past times were better? Why/not?
  2. Why do you think people use this cliché?
  3. Do you know anybody who drives you crazy because they use this idiom too often?






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