the halcyon days



the halcyon days

  (literary)
a very happy or successful period in the past
Usage notes: Halcyon days are two weeks of good weather during the winter when the days are the shortest in the year.
(often + of ) She recalled the halcyon days of childhood. That was in the halcyon days of the 1980's when the economy was booming.
See also: days, halcyon

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BiddyBID-eeIrish, English
CulhwchKEEL-hookh (Welsh)Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Romeo['rəumiəu]
Reba['ri:bə]
Medley['medli]
Numitor-Roman Mythology