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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. once upon a time (literary) 1. a long time ago Usage notes: This phrase is often used as a way of beginning children's stories. Once upon a time there lived a young girl called Cinderella. 2. if you say that something happened once upon a time, you mean that it happened in the past and you wish that it still happened now Once upon a time, everyone knew each other in this town and nobody bothered locking their doors. once upon a time long ago I had worked for some big companies once upon a time, but later I was self-employed. Usage notes: often used to begin a children's story: Once upon a time, in a far-off kingdom, there lived a beautiful princess. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. A king and queen once upon a time reigned in a country a great way off, where there were in those days fairies. ONCE upon a time he would not have acted thus; but characters differ. |
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