in all one's born days

Idioms & Phrases

in all one's born days

Ever, as in I've never seen so much snow, not in all my born days. This folksy colloquial usage literally means "since I was born." [Mid-1700s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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