in this day and age

Meaning

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   now, in the modern world

   In my day you could tell by a man's carriage and demeanor which side his bread was buttered on, but in this day and age, who knows?

   If I went to Kentucky Fried Chicken, and for some reason, everyone behind the counter had a Ku Klux Klan hood on top of their head, what do you think I'm gonna do in this day and age?

In the movies · 4

• You fucking believe that? In this day and age?GoodFellas1990
• In my day you could tell by a man's carriage and demeanor which side his bread was buttered on, but in this day and age, who knows?Steel Magnolias1989
• WHICH SOUNDS A LOT LIKE "RED," SO FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS, I THOUGHT WE HAD IT, BUT WE DIDN'T, AND I ENDED UP GOING HOME, LIKE, THINKING A LOT ABOUT EVERYTHING.Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live2015
• God's permission? God doesn't grant- In this day and age...The Boondock Saints1999
• We all got to be fucking journalists in this day and age, mainstream media not covering our side of the story!Long Shot2019
• WHAT I'M BATTLING IN -- IN THIS DAY AND AGE IS THAT EVERY PERSON IN THE AUDIENCE PROBABLY KNOW WHAT COSTUMES I'M GONNA WEAR.Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live2015
• If I went to Kentucky Fried Chicken, and for some reason, everyone behind the counter had a Ku Klux Klan hood on top of their head, what do you think I'm gonna do in this day and age?Dave Chappelle: Deep in the Heart of Texas2017
• Victors shall present themselves on Reaping Day - regardless of age... - Katniss...The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013

Learn it in full scenes

• GoodFellas1990
  • Henry Wants to Be a Gangster
  • Young Henry Gets Beaten and Recruited
  • Paulie's Protection Racket
• Steel Magnolias1989
  • Truvy Hires Annelle
  • Truvy Hires Annelle
  • Shelby's Wedding Morning

From the same entry

• all in a day's work
• any day
• carry the day
• day after day
• day by day
• day in, day out
• a day of reckoning
• days are numbered
• from day one
• from day to day
• from one day to the next
• have had your day

More idioms

• neither here nor there
• take a rain check
• less and less
• put to sleep
• the survival of the fittest
• it figures
• a last resort
• yes and no
• i'm sorry to say
• without fail
• pick a fight
• without exception