the (dim and) distant past

A time long ago in the past. It's easy to forget that, in the dim and distant past, these giant cities used to be nothing but fields and marshes. He's just a washed-up old drunk now, but he used to be a huge star in the distant past.

the (ˌdim and) ˌdistant ˈpast

a long time ago: stories from the distant past

词组	the (dim and) distant past
释义	the (dim and) distant past the (dim and) distant past A time long ago in the past. It's easy to forget that, in the dim and distant past, these giant cities used to be nothing but fields and marshes. He's just a washed-up old drunk now, but he used to be a huge star in the distant past. See also: distant, past Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. the (ˌdim and) ˌdistant ˈpast a long time ago: stories from the distant past See also: distant, past Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: the distant past in times past the not-too-distant past the not-so-distant past look past knew it was coming know (something) is coming sneak past (someone or something) brush past (someone or something) blow past (someone or something)
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