have a good innings

have a good innings
разг.
(have a good (или long) innings)
прожить долгую счастливую жизнь [этим. спорт. (крикет)]

The thought passed through his mind: ‘I've had a good long innings - some pretty bitter moments - this is the worst!’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘To Let’, part III, ch. II) — В мозгу Джолиона пронеслась мысль: "Была у меня долгая полоса счастья, были и горькие минуты; эта - самая горькая"

Of course, it has to come to us all in the end, doesn't it? He had a long innings, you've got to remember that. (C. P. Snow, ‘The Sleep of Reason’, ch. 40) — Разумеемся, рано или поздно смерть приходит к каждому, не правда ли? Ваш отец прожил долгую жизнь. Не забывайте об этом.

It's about time that the old man should retire. He's had a long innings, and a rest'll do him good. (SPI) — Старику, пожалуй, можно уйти на пенсию. Он трудился всю жизнь. Пора и на покой.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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