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memory lane
A set or series of memories of one's past life, likened to a roadway that one may visit or take a tour of. (Used primarily in the phrase "stroll/take a trip/walk etc. down memory lane.") My grandmother spends more time strolling down memory lane these days than conversing about the present. It was lovely finding our old photo albums and taking a trip down memory lane. To be quite honest, it's growing quite dull doing nothing but re-visiting memory lane when I get together with my high school friends.
stroll down memory lane
To reminisce over memories of past events, especially happy ones. My grandmother spends more time strolling down memory lane these days than talking about the present. Sarah: "How did your coffee date with John go?" Amy: "It was pretty amicable, actually. We strolled down memory lane for a while, and then we went our separate ways."
walk down memory lane
To reminisce over memories of past events, especially happy ones. My grandmother spends more time walking down memory lane these days than talking about the present. Sarah: "How did your coffee date with John go?" Amy: "It was pretty amicable, actually. We walked down memory lane for a while, and then we went our separate ways."
take a trip down memory lane
To reminisce over memories of past events, especially happy ones. My grandmother spends more time taking trips down memory lane these days than talking about the present. Sarah: "How did your coffee date with John go?" Amy: "It was pretty amicable, actually. We took a trip down memory lane for a while, and then we went our separate ways."
take a walk down memory lane
To reminisce over memories of past events, especially happy ones. My grandmother spends more time taking walks down memory lane these days than talking about the present. Sarah: "How did your coffee date with John go?" Amy: "It was pretty amicable, actually. We took a walk down memory lane for a while, and then we went our separate ways."
down the little red lane
Fig. down someone's throat; down a child's throat. This really tasty medicine has to go down the little red lane. The last spoonful of that stuff that went down the little red lane came right back up.
*in the fast lane
Fig. in a very active or possible risky manner. (See also life in the fast lane. *Typically: be ~; live ~; move~; Stay ~.) Fred lives in the fast lane. It's lucky he's still alive.
It is a long lane that has no turning.
Prov. Bad times cannot continue forever.; Things will soon improve. Nancy: It's been six months, and neither one of us can find work. I'm afraid we're going to lose everything. Bill: Don't despair, honey. It is a long lane that has no turning. Your luck has been bad for a long time, but it is a long lane that has no turning. I'm sure things will change soon.
life in the fast lane
a very active or possible risky way to live. (See also
in the fast lane.)
Life in the fast lane is too much for me.in the fast lane
doing things that will lead to success
Their purchase of the company put them in the fast lane of the personal computer industry. Usage notes: often used with put, as in the example
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of fast lane (a marked path for vehicles traveling faster)
life in the fast lane
an exciting, active style of living that usually involves great wealth When Ashmead decided that life in the fast lane wasn't much fun anymore, he turned his attention to another kind of business.
Related vocabulary: in the fast laneEtymology: based on the fast lane of a highway, where cars drive faster than other cars on the road
down memory lane
in your memory of the pleasures of past events For older people, visiting the old-fashioned stores in the town was a trip down memory lane.
life in the fast lane
a way of living which is full of excitement and activity and often danger
Usage notes: The fast lane is the part of a motorway (= a large road) where drivers go the fastest.
His was a life in the fast lane - parties, drugs, and a constant stream of glamorous women. take a stroll/trip down memory lane
to remember some of the happy things that you did in the past We were just taking a stroll down memory lane and recalling the days of our youth.
See commit to memory, jog memory, have a memory like a sievefast lane
Also,
life in the fast lane. A lifestyle that involves free spending and self-indulgence, and sometimes also dissipation and danger. For example,
They're finding that life in the fast lane can be very stressful. This term alludes to the highway express lane used by faster vehicles to pass slower ones. [
Colloquial; c. 1970] Also see
fast track.
lovers' lane
A secluded road or area sought out by lovers seeking privacy. For example, The police loved to embarrass youngsters parked in lovers' lane. [Late 1800s]
lame
and laine and lane1. mod. inept; inadequate; undesirable. That guy’s so lame, it’s pitiful.
2. n. a square person. (Streets. Underworld.) Let’s see if that lame over there has anything we want in his pockets.
3. n. an inept person. The guy turned out to be a lame, and we had to fire him.
lane
verbMammary Lane
n. cleavage. (see also
Gland Canyon.)
Let you finger do the walking down Mammary Lane.