Meaning of four score and seven years ago | Babel Free

Definitions

Used (sometimes sarcastically) to indicate that a past event being mentioned is particularly important: a long time ago; many years ago.

humorous, idiomatic, not-comparable, often

Examples

“It was established four score and seven years ago, and since that time its activities have been intertwined with the internal development of the Nation itself.”

“I imagined momentarily that it was four score and seven years ago, that I had just been brought forth from my mother […]”

“Four score and seven years ago, I began writing an annual letter to be enclosed in my Christmas cards.”

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