in somebody's day/time
in (one's) day
When one was younger; in one's younger days. In my grandparents' day, planning a wedding wasn't such a colossal ordeal. Back in my day, the only thing we had to do for fun was stickball, and we were grateful for it!
in (one's) time
When one was younger; in one's younger days. In my grandparents' time, planning a wedding wasn't such a colossal ordeal. Back in my time, the only thing we had to do for fun was stickball, and we were grateful for it!
See also: time
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
in somebody’s day/time
1 when somebody was most successful, famous, etc: He had, in his day, been one of the greatest opera singers in the world.
2 at the time when somebody was alive; when somebody was young: In my grandmother’s time, women were expected to stay at home and look after the children. In my day, nobody would have spoken to the boss like that.
See also: time
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- in (one's) day
- just another day at the office
- day off
- by night
- by day
- face the day
- from day to day
- make a day of (doing something)
- make a day of doing
- make a day of it