English Expression · Intermediate
salad days
A period of inexperienced youthful innocence accompanied by enthusiasm and idealism
Pronunciation: say salad days
Meaning
A period of inexperienced youthful innocence accompanied by enthusiasm and idealism.
Example
Cleo. Did I Charmian, euer loue Caeſar ſo? […] Char. By your moſt gracious pardon, I ſing but after you. Cleo. My Sallad dayes, When I was greene in iudgment, cold in blood[…]
Cleo. Did I Charmian, euer loue Caeſar ſo? […] Char. By your moſt gracious pardon, I ſing but after you. Cleo. My Sallad dayes, When I was greene in iudgment, cold in blood[…]
Practice tips
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