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| Allg. |
away back; lang syne; a long time ago; a long while ago; ages ago; in the year dot; once upon a time; a good while ago (Anglophile); way back when (продолжение не требуется, выражение самодостаточно.  thesaurus.com SirReal); from the year one; years and years ago; over a long time ago (Баян); long ago; a really long time ago (VLZ_58); way back in the past (Damirules); in the days of old (Andrey Truhachev); in the days of old (Andrey Truhachev); so long ago (Побеdа); way back in the old days (4uzhoj); gazillion years ago (Raz_Sv); time out of mind; anciently |
| Игорь Миг |
in the old days; all along ago |
| Amerik. |
back yonder |
| Brit. |
yonks (Anglophile); yonks ago (Anglophile) |
| Budd. |
of yore |
| Gruzovik, umg. |
very long ago; ages and ages ago; in a very long time |
| idiom., Südafrik. Redewend. |
before the rinderpest (In South Africa, a long time ago; referring to the 1896 epidemic of the cattle disease, treated as a landmark. // Rinderpest is a contagious viral disease of cattle that periodically caused heavy losses in much of Africa. The 1896 epidemic was so devastating that it was treated as a historical landmark, so giving rise to this expression. oxfordreference.com 'More) |
| lit. |
when Queen Anne was alive |
| Makarow., Engl., umg. |
the year dot |
| Poet. |
in the times of yore |
| Progr. |
in those far-off times (ssn) |
| Schott. |
langsyne |
| Slang. |
before time (long ago. Hawaiian youth usage US, 1982 Taras) |
| umg. |
ages back (Technical); long long ago; way, way, way back (Lethbridge says his uncle and cousins were travelling near Cartwright in January a few years before the Black Tickle incident when they saw big swirling lights above them for a few moments before they disappeared. "People have reported unusual sightings way, way, way back, and the same as elsewhere in the world," Lethbridge said. cbc.ca ART Vancouver) |
| veralt., idiom. |
many moons ago (досл. "много лун назад", т. е. много ночей (и дней, суток) тому назад cambridge.org Anglophile) |
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| Allg. |
away back |
| Slang. |
from day dot (Nuraishat) |
