a fly in amber

Something from or indicative of a bygone era that still exists in the present in the same or similar form (like an ancient insect preserved in amber). Amongst the booming modernity of the city's glass-paned skyscrapers and hip, trendy restaurants lies a fly in amber—Madame Couture's Curiosity Shop, still in the exact same building as when it opened in 1874 My brother still lives at home with our parents, with no job, no girlfriend, and no motivation in life, still living as a child, like a fly in amber.

a fly in amber

a curious relic of the past, preserved into the present.

The image is of the fossilized bodies of insects which are often found preserved in amber.

词组	a fly in amber
释义	a fly in amber a fly in amber Something from or indicative of a bygone era that still exists in the present in the same or similar form (like an ancient insect preserved in amber). Amongst the booming modernity of the city's glass-paned skyscrapers and hip, trendy restaurants lies a fly in amber—Madame Couture's Curiosity Shop, still in the exact same building as when it opened in 1874 My brother still lives at home with our parents, with no job, no girlfriend, and no motivation in life, still living as a child, like a fly in amber. See also: amber, fly Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a fly in amber a curious relic of the past, preserved into the present. The image is of the fossilized bodies of insects which are often found preserved in amber. See also: amber, fly Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: amber a straw will show which way the wind blows days gone by bygone bygone days days of yore of yore yore harbinger of things to come a harbinger of things to come
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