The good/bad old days
noun phrase
A time remembered for being better or happier.
Dad is always talking about the good old days when people were polite and children respected their elders.
Often appears as...
- remember the good old days
- talk about the good old days
Usage tips
Approving
Idiomatic
noun phrase
A time remembered for being worse or more difficult.
Some people may think of them as the bad old days, but I actually quite enjoyed my time in high school.
Often appears as...
- the bad old days of
- remind me of the bad old days
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun phrase
A time remembered for being better or happier.
Dad is always talking about the good old days when people were polite and children respected their elders.
Often appears as...
- remember the good old days
- talk about the good old days
Usage tips
Approving
Idiomatic
noun phrase
A time remembered for being worse or more difficult.
Some people may think of them as the bad old days, but I actually quite enjoyed my time in high school.
Often appears as...
- the bad old days of
- remind me of the bad old days
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Nostalgia Trigger
The phrase often expresses a yearning for the past when things seemed simpler or better.
Grandma loves recounting stories from the good old days of her youth.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Emotion
It conveys warmth and fondness for the past, even if it wasn't perfect.
Those were the good old days, we didn't have much but we were happy.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Reflection
May refer to times reflecting cultural or social values of a past era.
The good old days of rock 'n' roll often come up in music conversations.
Pro Tip 1/3Nostalgia Trigger
The phrase often expresses a yearning for the past when things seemed simpler or better.
Grandma loves recounting stories from the good old days of her youth.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Emotion
It conveys warmth and fondness for the past, even if it wasn't perfect.
Those were the good old days, we didn't have much but we were happy.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Reflection
May refer to times reflecting cultural or social values of a past era.
The good old days of rock 'n' roll often come up in music conversations.
Pro Tip 1/3Nostalgia Trigger
The phrase often expresses a yearning for the past when things seemed simpler or better.
Grandma loves recounting stories from the good old days of her youth.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Emotion
It conveys warmth and fondness for the past, even if it wasn't perfect.
Those were the good old days, we didn't have much but we were happy.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Reflection
May refer to times reflecting cultural or social values of a past era.
The good old days of rock 'n' roll often come up in music conversations.
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