have had a good innings



have had a good innings

  (British & Australian)
to have had a long and active life or a long and successful period of time in a job
Usage notes: In cricket, the innings is the time when one team or player is batting (= hitting the ball).
I've had a good innings but my old heart is very weak now. He's had a good innings as club president.
See also: good, have

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bartholomewbahr-THAHL-ə-myoo (English)English, Biblical
Ziauddin-Arabic
HelahHEE-lə (English)Biblical
HamHAM (English)Biblical
Bambrough['bæmbrə]
Adamu-Old Church Slavic