Emotions & feelings
a blast from the past
a reminder of earlier times
A blast from the past is something that suddenly reminds you of a previous time in your life.
Hear it in real life
Why are you smiling at your phone?
That photo is a blast from the past.
Finding my old school diary was a real blast from the past.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: a blast of the past
Say: a blast from the past
The fixed preposition is "from," because the memory comes from an earlier time.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be a blast from the past; get a blast from the past
Your turn: say it out loud
Finding my old school diary was a real blast from the past.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a blast from the past
a reminder of earlier times
“Finding my old school diary was a real blast from the past.”
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