Today we are going to look at the noun has-been. This is an expression in informal/casual English that means someone USED TO be famous, popular or successful.
He has been famous.
became
He's a has-been.
So the term has-been is really negative and is often used like the word loser. The difference is that a has-been was somebody special before but then lost their status...
New Kids on the Block are a bunch of has-beens.
Tom's a has-been, what a loser! He hasn't done anything since he was a high school football star.
Wow, a short lesson today I will post another lesson soon!
Phil
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