Idiom
in the flower of one's youth
Meaning
When one was young and happy.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She was in the flower of her youth when she traveled the world.”
“The old man looked at his wedding photo and remembered being in the flower of his youth.”
“The poet wrote movingly about the tragedy of losing a friend who was still in the flower of his youth.”
Examples
simple
“She was in the flower of her youth when she traveled the world.”
contextual
“The old man looked at his wedding photo and remembered being in the flower of his youth.”
complex
“The poet wrote movingly about the tragedy of losing a friend who was still in the flower of his youth.”
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