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
Euphrasieuu-fra-ZEEFrench
Olympia[əu'limpiə]
Addams['ædəmz]
Egino-Ancient Germanic
Gjon-Albanian
Sharmila-Tamil, Indian, Marathi