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sell-by date
[ sel-bahy ]
noun
- the last date on which perishable food should be sold, usually established with some allowance for home storage under refrigeration. Compare shelf life.
sell-by date
noun
- a date printed on the packaging of perishable goods, indicating the date after which the goods should not be offered for sale
- past one's sell-by date informal.beyond one's prime
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sell-by date1
First recorded in 1970–75
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Idioms and Phrases
Idioms
- past one's / its sell-by date, Informal. past one's or its prime; past the period of greatest vigor, success, etc.:
an aging actress, well past her sell-by date.
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Example Sentences
Item 10 “Taxable refunds”… $1.98 at Safeway for a half gallon of milk that was past its sell-by date.
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This year the event felt tired and past its sell-by date; too much buck without enough bang.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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