have had a good innings

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have had a good innings (British & Australian)

to have had a long and active life or a long and successful period of time in a job

Usage notes: In cricket, the innings is the time when one team or player is batting (= hitting the ball).

I've had a good innings but my old heart is very weak now. He's had a good innings as club president.

See also: good, had, have

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