a blast from the past

[alpacinou]

Hello,

I came across an idiom in the dictionary:

https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/a-blast-from-the-past

How common is "a blast from the past" ? Do people actually say it? Have I used it correctly in these sentences?

1. I used to play that video game when I was a kid. It was nostalgic to play again. Man! That was a blast from the past.

2. Seeing my elementary school classmate was a real blast from the past.

3. I ran into Jack who is movie star from the 90's. That was a blast from the past.

4. Seeing their wedding videotape was a blast from the past.

Basically, whenever I can say "that brought back good memories", I can say "a blast from the past". Is that a correct assumption?

 

[GoesStation]

Yes, it works for me. I am increasingly a blast from the past myself, though; I don't know how current it sounds to my grandchildren.

 

[alpacinou]

Yes, it works for me. I am increasingly a blast from the past myself, though; I don't know how current it sounds to my grandchildren.

Could you please take a look at those four examples and see if they are okay?

 

[GoesStation]

Could you please take a look at those four examples and see if they are okay?

They're OK. The expression is somewhat informal. It's not suitable to an academic essay, for example.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Could you please take a look at those four examples and see if they are okay?

The first thing Goes said was "Yes."

 

[alpacinou]

The first thing Goes said was "Yes."

Yes. But the second word was it.;-) So I thought he was referring to the idiom itself and not my examples. In any case thank you and thanks to GoesStation. :up: