those were the days

those were the days

1. That was a particularly pleasant, exciting, or noteworthy time.

• “those were the days”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “those were the days”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “those were the days” (US) / “those were the days” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.