once upon a time

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once upon a time

Cliché once in the past. (A formula used to begin a fairy tale.) Once upon a time, there were three bears. Once upon a time, I had a puppy of my own.

See also: once, time, upon

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Sire, there was once upon a time a merchant who possessed great wealth, in land and merchandise, as well as in ready money. The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context A king and queen once upon a time reigned in a country a great way off, where there were in those days fairies. Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context ONCE upon a time he would not have acted thus; but characters differ. Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context			on tiptoe on tod on toes on top of on top of that on top of the world on tour on track on trial on vacation on view on watch on way On yer bike! On your bike! on your mark, get set, go once Once a priest, always a priest once again once and for all Once bitten, twice shy once in a blue moon once in a lifetime once in a while once more once upon a time once-in-a-lifetime chance once-over once-over-lightly one one after the other one and the same one brick shy of a load one by one One cannot be in two places at once One cannot love and be wise one day one eye on one final word one for the books one for the road One good turn deserves another One hand for oneself and one for the ship One has to draw the line somewhere one in a thousand one jump ahead one law for the rich and another for the poor one little bit One man's loss is another man's gain One man's meat is another man's poison One man's trash is another man's treasure			Once and only once Once bitten, twice shy Once bitten, twice shy Once Daily Once Daily Aminoglycoside Once Damned, Always Damned once for all once for all Once in a Blue Moon Once in a Blue Moon Once in a Blue Moon Once in a Blue Moon (Charmed Episode) Once in a Lifetime once in a while once in a while once in a while once more once more once more Once More, with Feeling Once More, With Hobbits Once on This Island Once per Facet Once removed Once removed Once removed Once Saved Always Saved Once Upon A Child Once Upon a Christmas Village Once Upon A Lifetime once upon a time Once Upon a Time in Mexico Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Once Upon A Time Photography Once Upon A Tragedy Once-A-Day ONCE-CS Once-Daily Tablet Once-Daily Thoracic Irradiation once-in-a-lifetime once-in-a-lifetime chance once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Once-In-A-While Once-More-Collided Flux Estimator once-over once-over once-over-lightly once-overs once-overs Once-removed Once-removed Once-removed once-through boiler Once-Through Cooling Once-Through Cooling Water Once-Through Integral System Once-Through Steam Generator Once-Through Utility ONCECS

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