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Phrase(s): Long time no see.
Cliché I have not seen you in a long time.; We have not seen each other in a long time. • Tom: Hi, Fred. Where have you been keeping yourself ? Fred: Good to see you, Tom. Long time no see. • John: It’s Bob! Hi, Bob! Bob: Hi, John! Long time no see.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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It's been a long time since we met, as in Hi Bob! Long time no see. This jocular imitation of broken English originated in the pidgin English used in Chinese and Western exchange. [Late 1800s]
American Heritage Idioms