see better days

[see better days] {v. phr.}

1. To enjoy a better or happier life.

* /Mr. Smith is poor now, but he will see better days./

2. To become old, damaged, or useless. Used in the perfect tense.

* /Mv blue coat is ten years old. It has seen better days./

* /Our car wasn't old, but it had seen better days./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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