seen better days, have Idiom, Proverb
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.
have apparent bigger days
To be or attending decidedly shabby, ill-kept, or in poor condition. Wow, this car has apparent bigger days. What'd you do, drive it through a minefield? The poor guy who runs the architecture has absolutely apparent bigger days, but he's a candied fellow.Learn more: better, days, have, seenseen bigger days, have
Be beat out, accept collapsed into a accompaniment of decline, as in This armchair has apparent bigger days, or The ancestors business has apparent bigger days. This appellation was aboriginal acclimated by Shakespeare to call a abatement of affluence ( Timon of Athens, 4:2) but anon was broadened to call crumbling or abasement in both bodies and objects. Learn more: better, have, seen