- since the year dot
- from/since the year dot
British & Australian, American
for a very long time.
Children have been fascinated by ghost stories since the year dot.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
since the year dot
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since the year dot — since/from/the year dot phrase since a very long time ago We’ve known each other since the year dot. Thesaurus: existing or continuing for a long timesynonym Main entry: dot … Useful english dictionary
(the) year dot — the year dot informal phrase a time far in the past She’s been working here since the year dot. Thesaurus: general words for the pastsynonym Main entry: year * * * the year ˈdot … Useful english dictionary
since the year one — see ↑year • • • Main Entry: ↑since since (the) year one (US) (or Brit since the year dot) informal : for a very long time : since a time in the distant past That monument has been there since the year one … Useful english dictionary
the year dot — informal a time far in the past She s been working here since the year dot … English dictionary
from the year dot — since/from/the year dot phrase since a very long time ago We’ve known each other since the year dot. Thesaurus: existing or continuing for a long timesynonym Main entry: dot … Useful english dictionary
from the year dot — from/since the year dot British & Australian, American for a very long time. Children have been fascinated by ghost stories since the year dot … New idioms dictionary
(the) year one — the year ˈdot idiom (BrE) (NAmE the year ˈone) (informal) a very long time ago • I ve been going there every summer since the year dot … Useful english dictionary
year dot — noun as long ago as anyone can remember he has been a conductor since the year dot • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain … Useful english dictionary
year — W1S1 [jıə, jə: US jır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(12 months)¦ 2¦(january to december)¦ 3 years 4 all (the) year round 5 year by year 6 year after year/year in, year out 7¦(period of life/history)¦ 8 the school/academic year 9¦(s … Dictionary of contemporary English
since year one — since (the) year one (US) (or Brit since the year dot) informal : for a very long time : since a time in the distant past That monument has been there since the year one. • • • Main Entry: ↑year … Useful english dictionary
