once and future
once and future
Used to categorize someone or something as having an enduring, eternal quality or status. A play on The Once and Future King, a series of novels about the legendary King Arthur. But the real star is John Smith as Falstaff, Shakespeare's once and future comic rogue. The once and future icon of the puppet world, Elmo, is recognizable in just about every country on the planet.
See also: and, future, once
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
once and future
denoting someone or something that is eternal, enduring, or constant.This expression comes from T. H. White's The Once and Future King ( 1958 ), a series of novels about the Arthurian legends.
See also: and, future, once
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- lump (someone or something) (in) with (someone or something)
- lump with
- list (someone or something) among
- list among
- listing
- tar (someone or something) with the same brush
- tar people with the same brush
- tar somebody/something with the same brush
- tar someone with the same brush
- tarred with the same brush