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sign of the times |
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a sign of the times something that shows what a society is like now. Young people are so rude, but I guess it's just a sign of the times. Usage notes: most often refers to negative characteristics |
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Nietzsche thought it was a bad sign of the times that even rulers have lost the courage of their positions, and that a man of Frederick the Great's power and distinguished gifts should have been able to say: "Ich bin der erste Diener des Staates" (I am the first servant of the State. |
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sign of the times
