rue the day (that) (something) happened

rue the day (that) (something) happened

To feel bitter regret or remorse that something has happened; to wish that something never came to pass. That no-good, lying cheat! I'll make sure he rues the day he crossed me, if it's the last thing I do! Your dad must be ruing the day he agreed to buy you a car if you got an A in all your classes.
See also: happen, rue
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • a crack at (someone or something)
  • all right
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • a ghost at the feast
  • (you) wanna make something of it?
  • all for the best
  • a thing of the past
  • a slew of (something)