ancient history

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ancient history

Fig. someone or something from so long ago as to be completely forgotten or no longer important, as a former relationship. Bob? I never think about Bob anymore. He's ancient history. His interest in joining the army is now ancient history.

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In his oration for the bachelor's degree, he gives me to understand, he will treat of the classical myths, viewed in the aspect of baby stories, and has a great mind to discuss the expediency of using up the whole of ancient history, for the same purpose. Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context "It's ancient history," said another, guessing that it referred to a former war. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context IT IS not a little remarkable that in every case reported by ancient history, in which government has been established with deliberation and consent, the task of framing it has not been committed to an assembly of men, but has been performed by some individual citizen of preeminent wisdom and approved integrity. Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context			An empty sack cannot stand upright an end in itself an enfant terrible An Englishman's home is his castle an even break An eye for an eye an Indian summer an inside job an iron fist in a velvet glove an iron man an ivory tower an old chestnut an old flame an old hand an old head on young shoulders an old maid an old wives' tale an open book an open marriage an open sesame an own goal an ugly duckling an Uncle Tom an unknown quantity an uphill battle ancient history and and a half and all that jazz and change and hang the cost and how And how! and no messing and one for luck and so forth and that's a fact and then some and this and that and those and to spare angel anger angle angle for angle off angry animal ankle annex to announce			Ancient Free and Accepted Mason Ancient Games of Nations Ancient gene duplication Ancient Germans Ancient Ghana Ancient Greece Ancient greecians Ancient Greek Ancient greek city states Ancient greek city states Ancient greek city states Ancient Greek Civilization Ancient Greek comedy Ancient greek deities Ancient greek deities Ancient Greek language Ancient Greek world Ancient Greeks Ancient Guardian Enterprises Ancient Haematoma Ancient Harmonious Society of Woodshedders Ancient Healing Arts Association Ancient Hebrew alphabet Ancient Hematoma Ancient historian ancient historians Ancient Historical Research Foundation ancient history Ancient History and Archaeology Ancient History Documentary Research Centre Ancient History Special Topic Ancient Human Occupation of Britain Ancient Illuminated Seers of Bavaria Ancient Illuminated Seers of Bavaria Ancient Illuminated Seers of Bavaria Ancient Illyria Ancient Illyria Ancient India and Iran Trust Ancient Indian Culture and Religion Ancient Indus Valley units of measurement Ancient Indus Valley weights and measures Ancient Instruments Sound/Timbre Reconstruction Application Ancient Iranian Ancient Iron Motorcycle Club Ancient Israelites Ancient Jedi Order Ancient languages Ancient Law ancient light Ancient lights Ancient lights ancient lights doctrine Ancient Literature in Translation Ancient Macedon Ancient Macedon Ancient Macedonia Ancient Macedonia Ancient Macedonian

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