| 单词 | there are no birds in last year's nest |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthere are no birds in last year's nest e. Proverb. there are no birds in last year's nest and variants: change is inevitable with the passing of time; all things in life are transient. ΚΠ 1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes 2nd Pt. Don Quixote lxxiv. 500 I pray you goe not on so fast, since that in the nests of the last yeere, there are no birds of this yeere [Sp. en los nidos de antaño no ay paxaros ogaño]. Whilome I was a foole, but now I am wise. 1841 H. W. Longfellow in Bentley's Misc. Jan. 196 Enjoy the spring of love and youth; To some good angel leave the rest; For time will teach thee soon the truth, There are no birds in last year's nest. 1909 Gympie (Queensland) Times 13 Nov. 5/7 ‘There are no birds in last year's nest’ as far as gowns are concerned. Fashion has changed with remarkable completeness. 2012 @iamjonettamarie 26 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 3 June 2021) You won't find this year's birds in last year's nest. Life is meant for moving on! < as lemmas |
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