once upon a time

once upon a time
once upon a time
Cliché once in the past. (A formula used to begin a fairy tale.) •

Once upon a time, there were three bears.

Once upon a time, I had a puppy of my own.

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{adv. phr.} Sometime before now, long ago. * /Once upon a time she was thought to be the most talented actress in the country./ - Often used at the beginning of fairy stories. * /Once upon a time there lived a king who had an ugly daughter./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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