"have seen one's day" meaning in All languages combined

See have seen one's day on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-have seen one's day.ogg [Australia] Forms: has seen one's day [present, singular, third-person], having seen one's day [participle, present], had seen one's day [participle, past], had seen one's day [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> seen one's day}} have seen one's day (third-person singular simple present has seen one's day, present participle having seen one's day, simple past and past participle had seen one's day)
  1. (idiomatic, of persons, things, ideas, etc.) To be at the point in a life cycle or career of no longer being useful or effective; to be worn-out. Tags: idiomatic, usually Synonyms: have had one's day, have had one's day under the sun Related terms: has-been, have seen better days, over the hill
    Sense id: en-have_seen_one's_day-en-verb-SKmmT5ek Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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