by Anonymous on November 9th, 2009

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If I said, they do not come of that caliber anymore....would you know understand what I am saying?

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by gtravels loves her life penguin on November 9th, 2009
That they don't make em like that anymore. Could be a good or a bad thing;)
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by Redhawk on November 10th, 2009
I would understand...although some younger readers might not...it is not always as common a term as it used to be.

Much as the phrase..."We'll not see his LIKE here again."
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by Mister Sister on November 9th, 2009
Yes, I would know what you meant, but the expression is not right. A caliber is just a size of shell and barrel. The caliber needed for the shot may vary, so the phrase is incorrect. It assumes a bigger caliber is always better. Not so. Better to say," They broke the mold".
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- http://www.thefreedictionary.com/caliber+
  cal·i·ber (kl-br)
  n.
  1. Abbr. cal.
  a. The diameter of the inside of a round cylinder, such as a tube.
  b. The diameter of the bore of a firearm, usually shown in hundredths or thousandths of an inch and expressed in writing or print in terms of a decimal fraction: .45 caliber.
  c. The diameter of a large projectile, such as an artillery shell, measured in millimeters or in inches.
  2. Degree of worth; quality: a school of high caliber; an executive of low caliber.
  
  I suspect number 2 is the defined meaning the poster has in mind...which is evidently CORRECT!
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