1 general:: Phrase(s): They don’t make them like they used to. Cliché Goods are not as well made now as they were in the past. (Often used as a catchphrase. Them is often ’em.) • Look at this flimsy door! They don’t make ’em like they used to. • Why don’t cars last longer? They just don’t make ’em like they used to.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs