a year and a day

a year and a day

A time period once used as a limit in legal matters. Once upon a time, murder charges would be dropped if the assault victim survived for more than a year and a day.
See also: and, year
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • once more
  • all at once
  • at once
  • stampede out of
  • stampede out of (some place)
  • (every) once in a while
  • every once in a while
  • once in a while
  • once hell freezes over
  • once and for all