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in all (one's) (born) days in all (one's) (born) daysEver; in one's entire life. Often used with a negative modifier, especially never, to express something one has never before seen, experienced, felt, etc. Having grown up on the farm, I had never seen a city this size in all my born days. In all our days, this is the best specimen of a woolly mammoth we've ever come across.See also: all, daysin all my born daysRur. in my entire life. I've never seen such fireworks in all my born days. That's the best party I was ever at in all my born days.See also: all, born, daysin all one's born daysEver, 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] See also: all, born, daysin all my born days ever, in my whole life (often used to express surprise or shock at something you have not encountered before). 2000 Voyle A. Glover Western Fiction Bruther, that was the best feed I ever had in all my born days. See also: all, born, daysin all my born ˈdays (old-fashioned, informal) never in my life (especially used when referring to something unpleasant): How dare you say that! I’ve never been spoken to like that in all my born days!See also: all, born, days |