by the day
by the day
Per day; at a daily rate. You can't afford to miss work when you get paid by the day. I'm renting this hotel room by the day because I could get my next travel assignment at any time.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
by the day
one day at a time. I don't know when I'll have to leave town, so I rent this room by the day.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
by the day
Also, by the hour or week or month or year . According to a specific time period, as in I'm renting this car by the day, or He's being paid by the hour. This usage generally describes some kind of rate. [1400s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- just another day at the office
- day to day
- day-to-day
- day out
- day by day
- day off
- not (one's) day
- not one's day, this is
- not someone's day
- from one day to the next