seen better days, have



seen better days, have

Be worn out, have fallen into a state of decline, as in This chair has seen better days, or The family business has seen better days. This term was first used by Shakespeare to describe a decline of fortune ( Timon of Athens, 4:2) but soon was broadened to describe aging or deterioration in both humans and objects.
See also: better, have, seen

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Olena-Ukrainian
SevİNj-Azerbaijani
Gulrukh-Urdu
LonginLAWN-geenPolish
Nerses-Armenian
Bao-Chinese