"those were the days" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} those were the days
  1. That was a particularly pleasant, exciting, or noteworthy time. Translations (Translations): oi niitä aikoja (Finnish), c’était le bon temps (French), to były czasy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-those_were_the_days-en-phrase-igygHdO9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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