"for old times' sake" meaning in All languages combined

See for old times' sake on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-for old times' sake.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: See old time. Etymology templates: {{m|en|old time}} old time Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=for old times' sake}} for old times' sake, {{en-PP|head=for old times' sake}} for old times' sake
  1. (idiomatic) An appeal to the nostalgia of prior experiences to convince someone to do something. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Nostalgia Related terms: good old days Translations (Translations): vanhojen aikojen kunniaksi (Finnish), en mémoire du bon vieux temps (French), comme au bon vieux temps (French), po starej znajomości (Polish)

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