жи́ли-бы́ли
expression
- 1.
there (once) were, there (once) lived, once upon a time there were, once upon a time
Examples
Ска́зки всегда начина́ются одинаково: жили-были.
Fairy tales always begin the same way: once upon a time.
Expression parts
- жи́ли-бы́лиthere (once) were
Fixed expressions
there (once) were
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