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A legend in one's lifetime

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The English We Speak From B B C Learning English Podcast

This is a down load from b b c learning english. When we describe some one as a legend in their own lifetime, we mean they are a living person who is incredibly well known and admired for something. Such as tim bernest lee, who invented the world's white web. For some football fans, rinaldo is a legend in his own lifetime. The athlete has made such an impression at the olympics that she's become a legend in her own lifetime. It's not a legend in your own lunch time is an informal, sarcastic twist on the real phrase,. Means you're not as important or famous as you think you are.

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