the glory days
the GLOR-ee DAYZ
ðə ˈɡlɔːri deɪzListen
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a past period of peak achievement, success, greatness, or vitality that is looked back upon with nostalgia and longing, often in contrast to a perceived decline or diminishment in the present; the phrase is used for individuals, institutions, sports teams, cities, empires, and nations — wherever a period of exceptional performance or significance is followed by a less impressive present; the glory days of an individual might be their athletic prime or the most creative period of their career; for a city or nation they might be a period of cultural flourishing, imperial power, or economic dominance; the phrase can be used affectionately, as a form of tribute, or critically, to describe an unhealthy preoccupation with past achievement that prevents adaptation to present circumstances
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