Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

they don't make them like that anymore

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: they -don't -make them -like that any-more
IPA

61

Scrabble Score

31

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Expressing such notions as that the person referred to is excellent and that owing to the decline of society, such people have become rarer; the old school was better; the youth today lack something that previous generations had more of; all the good ones are taken; and so on.

phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see they, don't, make, them, like, that, anymore: the model of vehicle, machine, or device exemplified by the instance under discussion is no longer manufactured.

Example Sentences

"A: What a guardian angel that guy was to so many people. B: Yup. They don't make them like that anymore."
"She's got whitewall tires and suicide doors / Under the hood, got a four-fifty-four / Well, they don't make 'em like that no more / Not since nineteen seventy-four / Big cars / Yeah, I like big cars"

Inflected Forms

they don't make them like they used to (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

break the mold

Questions

What does they don't make them like that anymore mean?: Expressing such notions as that the person referred to is excellent and that owing to the decline of society, such people have become rarer; the old school was better; the youth today lack something that previous generations had more of; all the good ones are taken; and so on.

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