in (the) olden days (also in olden times)PAST a long time ago 往昔,从前
People didn’t travel so much in the olden days.
从前,人们不像现在这样经常去旅行。
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in (the) olden days• Mainframes were bought by Data Processing Managersin the olden days.• We never used to have wind and rain during autumnin the olden days.• In the olden days, players didn't wear numbers on their jerseys.• What we used to do - you know in the olden days, the ladies used to use stays.• Often in olden days would I be lifted up, and up, and up, for the sake of my plays.
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olden• In olden days, it was where babies were delivered and where cadavers were laid out until burial.• What we used to do - you know in the olden days, the ladies used to use stays.• Often in olden days would I be lifted up, and up, and up, for the sake of my plays.• Mainframes were bought by Data Processing Managers in the olden days.• We never used to have wind and rain during autumn in the olden days.• This was a favouritefeature in olden times, and a similar petalformation can be seen in some modernbredfuchsias.