all one's born days
One's whole life.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I have never seen such a storm in all my born days.”
“She told the police that she had never witnessed such a strange event in all her born days.”
“The elderly man remarked that, in all his born days, he had never encountered a winter as harsh and unforgiving as the one currently gripping the valley.”
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a cold day in July
The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.
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a day late and a dollar short
Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
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a year and a day
A long time.
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abound in one's own sense
To follow one’s own inclinations and opinions.
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ace up one's sleeve
A surprise advantage of which others are not aware.
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act one's age
To behave in a manner appropriate to one's age.
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act one's age, not one's shoe size
Synonym of act one's age (“to behave in a mature manner; to avoid being childish”).
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afraid of one's own shadow
Exceptionally timid.
Last updated August 10, 2026