BEEN OR GONE

GONE TO SEED

1. I hadn't seen him for ten years at least and I was shocked at how he'd changed. He'd really gone to seed.!

LONG GONE

2. Do you remember when we were kids we used to spend all day playing outside? The days of being able to do that are now long gone, aren't they?

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT!

3. She doesn't seem very enthusiastic about anything I suggest – it's always 'been there, done that'!

HAS-BEEN

4. She was a really great actress in her day, but I'm afraid she's a bit of a has-been now.

BEEN AND GONE

5. By the time we got round to booking tickets for the performance, it had already been and gone.