Idiom
parade passed someone by
Meaning
Someone missed out on the joys of life, an opportunity, or popular movement
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He feels like the parade passed him by.”
“After working too much for years, he realized the parade passed him by and he missed many fun experiences.”
“She sat alone in her quiet house, feeling as though the vibrant parade of life had long since passed her by.”
Examples
simple
“He feels like the parade passed him by.”
contextual
“After working too much for years, he realized the parade passed him by and he missed many fun experiences.”
complex
“She sat alone in her quiet house, feeling as though the vibrant parade of life had long since passed her by.”
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