- past its sell-by date
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old-fashioned or no longer useful or interesting
Once popular, the town is now well past its sell-by date.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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past its sell-by date — informal old fashioned or no longer useful or interesting Once popular, the town is now well past its sell by date … English dictionary
past its sell-by date — outmoded or useless A cliché from the dating of food sold by retail, which is intended to convince the customer of its freshness: They were considered past their sell by date, middle aged southerners who had no active record since the,… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
sell-by date — sell by dates 1) N COUNT The sell by date on a food container is the date by which the food should be sold or eaten before it starts to decay. [BRIT] ...a piece of cheese four weeks past its sell by date. (in AM, use expiration date) 2) PHRASE: N … English dictionary
sell-by date — n BrE 1.) the date stamped on a food product, after which it should not be sold ▪ a yoghurt two days past its sell by date 2.) informal a time beyond which something or someone is no longer interesting or useful ▪ This type of games console is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sell-by date — ➔ date1 * * * sell by date UK US noun [C] UK (US pull date) COMMERCE ► a date printed on the container of a product such as food after which it should not be sold: »Never eat meat that is past its sell by date. »bear/carry/have a sell by date … Financial and business terms
sell-by date — noun a date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sell-by date — noun (C) BrE 1 the date stamped on a food product, after which it should not be sold; expiration date AmE 2 be past its sell by date informal if an idea, method, system etc is past its sell by date it has become no longer useful or interesting … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sell-by date — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sell by date : singular sell by date plural sell by dates British a date printed on food products to show that they should not be sold after that date because they will no longer be good to eat • past its sell… … English dictionary
date — ▪ I. date date 1 [deɪt] written abbreviation d noun [countable] 1. the words you use to talk about a particular day, month, and year: • The date on the letter was 30 June 2006. ˌaverage ˈdate … Financial and business terms
past — past1 W1S1 [pa:st US pæst] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(previous)¦ 2¦(recent)¦ 3¦(finished)¦ 4¦(former)¦ 5¦(grammar)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Old past participle of pass] 1.) ¦(PREVIOUS)¦ [only before noun] done, used, or experienced before now … Dictionary of contemporary English
