WHAT DOES HAS-BEEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of has-been in the English dictionary
The definition of has-been in the dictionary is a person or thing that is no longer popular, successful, effective, etc.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAS-BEEN»
The term «has-been» is very widely used and occupies the
613 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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7 QUOTES WITH «HAS-BEEN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
has-been.
I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.
It's a terrifying thing to be perhaps 16 or 17 and feel like you are a failure and a has-been.
I am not interested in releasing best of stuff and I have not given my permission. You release best of packages when you're a has-been and have nothing new to offer.
I'd retired for about six or seven years. Coming back to the business, I found that I was sort of not quite a has-been, and it wasn't a new career, it was just kind of difficult to crack the nut, so to speak.
It is better to be a has-been than a never-was.
I'm the first has-been star singer ever to sing with the circus. I mean, Presley sang with the circus, but that was before he became a star.
Remember, it's better to be a has-been than a never-was.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAS-BEEN»
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has-been in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
has-been and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Strange as this weather
has been: a novel
Domestic conflicts involving a town's endangerment by mining plans threaten to tear apart a family when matriarch Lace contemplates fighting the mine owners and her daughter, Bant, becomes involved with a miner. A first novel. Original.
2
Your Cry
Has Been Heard
Lawan Baldwin Your Cry Has Been Heard Would you buy this book Yes, certainly, and would try to get it into our schools, libraries, and colleges. This book will touch your heart and open your eyes! Rev.
3
Making Whole what
Has Been Smashed: On Reparations Politics
Exploring the recent trend of political efforts to rectify injustices handed down from the past, the text examines the extent to which the concern with the past, may distract from the fight to overcome contemporary injustices.
4
President Kennedy
Has Been Shot (with CD): A ...
Relive the JFK assassination with the accounts of top reporters in text, photos, broadcasts and rare archival audio.
5
A Remarkable Medicine
Has Been Overlooked
This book is a story of Dreyfus's extraordinary life, his discovery of phenytoin (PHT), and a testament to his ceaseless effort to make the truth known to people in this country and around the world.
6
This Terrible Business
Has Been Good to Me: An Autobiography
In this bestselling autobiography, Norman Jewison reflects on his life as a Hollywood director.
7
When Your Life
Has Been Tampered With: Moving Beyond your ...
Step forward from your broken dreams and have victory!
8
Do You Know Where Your Water
Has Been?: The Disgusting Story ...
Describes the history of human water treatment and the current water treatment system.
Kelly Regan Barnhill, 2008
9
Morning
Has Been All Night Coming
When his wife dies, John's old life becomes a faded memory and his present life loses all meaning.
10
The President
Has Been Shot: Confusion, Disability, and the ...
This updated paperback edition of the acclaimed analysis of medical and political events surrounding the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan includes a new Postscript on the election of 1992 and "the public's right to know " which ...