Idiom
pea-time is past
Meaning
Something is ruined or gone beyond recall.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My old car broke down for good; pea-time is past.”
“The project failed completely after the budget cuts, so we realized that pea-time is past for this idea.”
“Once the historic building collapsed during the storm, the town council accepted that pea-time is past and began planning a modern replacement.”
Examples
simple
“My old car broke down for good; pea-time is past.”
contextual
“The project failed completely after the budget cuts, so we realized that pea-time is past for this idea.”
complex
“Once the historic building collapsed during the storm, the town council accepted that pea-time is past and began planning a modern replacement.”
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