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someone's/something's glory days

a time in the past when someone or something was very successful. The book focusses on the glory days of the jazz scene in the early 1940's and 1950's.

See also: days

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the glory days (of something)

a time in the past when something was very successful. The pace of American dance music has slowed considerably since the glory days of disco.

Usage notes: sometimes also used in the form someone's glory days: The song is a joyous nod to the group's glory days.

See also: days

glory in something

to be very pleased or proud about something. Her parents gloried in her success as an artist.

in (all) someone's/something's glory

in a very happy, successful, or beautiful state. When he dropped out of the race, his opponents were in their glory. The garden in all its glory is now open to the public.