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bad hair day n. a bad day in general. (Also used literally when one's inability to do anything with one's hair seems to color the events of the day.)I'm sorry I am so glum. This has been a real bad hair day.It's just one bad hair day after another. day person n. a person who prefers to be active during the daytime.I am strictly a day person. Have to be in bed early.The Count insisted that he was not a day person, and he had to remain on his home ground until nightfall. red-letter day n. an important or memorable day that might well be marked in red on the calendar.Today was a redletter day in our history.It was a redletter day for our club.
day noun► not your day; it's not your day; it just isn't your dayused for expressing a rueful, philosophical acceptance of a day when everything seems to go wrong UK, 1984
idiomday► (it's) all in a day's work► don't give up the day job► have a field dayas plain/clear as dayif you can see, imagine, or understand something as plain as day, it is very easy for you to see, imagine etc:When I read the names of my old friends who died in the war, I can see their faces as plain as day.His definition of justice seemed as clear as day to me.a/the big day(also sb's big day)important a day on which someone is going to do something very important, for example getting married or taking a test:When the big day finally comes, remember to pack a bottle of wine to celebrate your arrival in your new home.Sarah's big day was saved by traffic police who rushed her and her father to the church after her vintage wedding car broke down.call it a dayto decide to stop working or doing an activity, especially because you have done enough or are tired :Let's have one more question, then we'll call it a day.By the time they gave a concert at Candlestick Park, the Beatles had already decided to call it a day as a performing group. —see also call it a nightday in, day out(often week in, week out; month in, month out; year in, year out)every day, week etc, for a long time:Ambulancemen have to stay calm when everyone else is upset; this is the emotional strain we face day in, day out.Nothing is wrong with junk food once in a while, but living on it week in and week out is no good.day of reckoningused about a time when you are judged or made to suffer for the things that you have done wrong:I hadn't done any work for months, and the day of reckoning was getting closer.Pam Belott was preparing this morning for a day of reckoning, and possible time in prison for a crime she says she didn't commit.Note According to many religions the day of reckoning is the day you die when you are judged by God. from day onespoken from the beginning:It's been a difficult project from day one, but that doesn't mean we're going to stop trying.Chuck is a great coach, and he hasn't changed from day one.give me (a) ___ any dayspoken used in order to say that you like something more than you like another thing:It's too quiet in the country - give me a noisy, dirty city any day.Nowadays, everyone drives cars, but give me a train any day.sb has had his/her daysth has had its dayused in order to say that the time when someone or something was successful is now over:Silvero and Allen have both had their day, and it's time for the new manager to take over.Zanuck decided that Cinemascope had had its day, and abandoned it.have/get your day in court AmEAmEto have an opportunity to say or explain something, or to give your opinion:For years, most historians assumed that there was no difference between Kennedy's and Johnson's Vietnam policies, but now people like Professor Newman are having their day in court.When asked whether he was 'available' to people on the streets, actor Danny Aiello said, "Absolutely! Yeah, they get their day in court."honest as the day is longold-fashioned used in order to emphasize that someone is completely honest:Everyone assured me they were honest as the day was long, but they never repaid the loan.it'll be a cold day in hell before...spoken used in order to emphasize that you will never do something, or that something will never happen:It'll be a cold day in hell before Bryant spends that amount of money on any of his employees.I didn't think the food was that bad, but Stu says it'll be a cold day in hell before I'm allowed to pick the place where we eat again.it's not your day(also it's not your week, year, decade etc)spoken said when several problems or unpleasant things have happened to you in one day:I missed my bus, I left my lunch at home - it just hasn't been my day.It's not my day, really - I've never had to ask Robert for help before.it's early in the dayspoken used in order to say that it is too soon to make a judgment about a person or a situation:It's a little early in the day to say that the company can't succeed.I wouldn't like to get too excited about our chances of winning this early in the day.live to fight another dayto be able to try again after a failure or difficult time:This isn't the first time we've been defeated in an election, but we always live to fight another day.Football rivals Stoke and Port Vale lived to fight another day, after this Saturday's game ended in a score of 0-0.make a day of itspoken to make a trip or event continue all day instead of part of a day, in order to do things that will make it enjoyable:Instead of just driving there and back, we could make a nice day of it in the mountains and come home a little later.If it's a nice day we can take a picnic, you know, and make a day of it.make sb's dayspoken to make someone very happy:John was completely surprised when we threw him a birthday party - he said it just made his day.It was the first time I'd cooked him a meal, and when he said he liked it, it made my day.a red-letter dayused about a very special day, when something exciting or important happens:The day you were born was certainly a red-letter day in this household.The theatre's opening will certainly go down as a red-letter day in the history of British opera.rue the dayto wish that you had not done something:We may rue the day that we appointed an outsider to such an important post.save sth for a rainy day(also put sth away for a rainy day)to save something, especially money, for a time when you will need it:If you won the lottery, would you spend all the money or save it for a rainy day.Insurance companies have started to limit the amount that people can put away for a rainy day.rainy-day: Having a rainy-day fund is a good idea to protect yourself against an uncertain future.save the dayto do something that makes a situation end in success, when it seemed likely to end in failure or defeat:We managed to deliver the dress to the wedding in time, and when you can help to save the day for someone like that, you feel really good.Giggs who hadn't been playing well up until then, finally saved the day with a brilliant goal.seize the dayused in order to tell someone to do what they want to do and not worry about the future:My parents always encouraged me to do the things I want - to seize the day.The point is to seize the day. We'll stand firm and eventually we'll win.that'll be the day!spoken said when you think that something is very unlikely to happen:"Does he spend a long time doing his homework?" "That'll be the day!"That'll be the day - when Bridget decides to get married.win/carry the dayif a person, idea, or thing wins the day they win an argument or competition, or have the most influence on a situation or decision:Biko spoke little, but his suggestions always won the day.The dramatic beauty of Scalia's designs carried the day, according to the majority of people we talked to after the exhibition."Unfortunately, it's not the best drug that wins the day, but the most appropriately marketed drug," said Berler, a biotech analyst.
See:- (as) clear as day
- (as) different as night and day
- (as) happy as a clam in butter sauce
- (as) happy as Larry
- (as) happy as the day is long
- (as) honest as the day is long
- (as) plain as day
- (one's) day in court
- (one's) day on a plate
- (one's) good deed for the day
- (one's) good deed of the day
- (one's) lucky day
- 0-day
- a (unit of time) or two
- a bad hair day
- a black day
- a cold day in Hell
- a cold day in July
- a day late and a dollar short
- a day, moment, etc. or two
- a dead clock is correct twice a day
- a dead clock is right twice a day
- a field day
- a one-day wonder
- a rainy day
- a red letter day
- a red-letter day
- a Sabbath day's journey
- a seven-day wonder
- a stopped clock is right twice a day
- a week tomorrow/on (some day)/etc.
- a week yesterday/last (some day)/etc.
- all day and every day
- all day long
- all hours
- all hours (of the day and night)
- all in a day's work
- all in the/a day's work
- all the livelong day
- an apple a day
- an apple a day (keeps the doctor away)
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away
- another day, another dollar
- any day
- any day now
- any minute, day, time, etc. now
- apple a day
- as clear as day
- as naked as the day (one) was born
- as the day is long
- at all hours (of the day and night)
- at the end of the day
- back in the day
- bad hair day
- banyan day
- be all in a day's work
- be as clear as day
- be as honest as the day is long
- be not (one's) day
- be the day hell freezes over
- be/take all day, morning, etc.
- before last
- break of day
- brighten up (the) day
- by day
- by the day
- by the end of the day
- call it a day
- call it a day, to
- carry the day
- carry/win the day
- clear as day
- crack of dawn
- curse the day (one) was born
- dawn of a new day
- day after day
- day and age
- day and night
- day by day
- day in and day out
- day in court, have one's
- day in, day out
- day in, day out, every day without fail
- day job
- day late and a dollar short
- day of doom
- day of reckoning
- day off
- day one
- day or night
- day out
- day person
- day the eagle flies
- day to day
- day-to-day
- day-tripper
- different as night and day
- Don't give up the day job
- don't give up your day job
- dying day, to one's
- every dog has his day
- every dog has his/its day
- every dog has its day
- every dog will have his day
- every dog will have its day
- field day
- field day, to have a
- first see the light of day
- for ever and a day
- forever and a day
- forever and ever
- from day one
- from day to day
- from one day to the next
- from that day/time forth
- from this day forward
- from this day on
- from this/that day forth
- from this/that time forth
- get (one's) day in court
- give (someone) the time of day, not to/won't
- give me (someone or something) any day/time
- give someone the time of day
- go ahead, make my day
- Go ahead, make my day.
- good day
- Great day!
- had its day, has
- happy as a clam at high tide
- happy as the day is long
- happy as the day is long/as a clam/as Larry
- happy days
- have (one's) day in court
- have a bad hair day
- have a field day
- have a good day
- Have a nice day
- Have a nice day!
- have had its day
- have had its/(one's) day
- have had your day
- have had your/its day
- have its/(one's) day
- have one's day
- have seen (one's) day
- haven't got all day
- he who fights and runs away may live to fight another day
- He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day
- honest as the day is long
- hump day
- I haven't got all day
- if (one) is a day
- if (one's) a day
- if a day
- if he is a day
- if he's, she's, etc. a day
- if one’s a day
- in (one's) day
- in (one's) heyday
- in (one's) time
- in somebody's day/time
- in the cold light of day
- in the space of (an amount of time)
- in this day and age
- It'll be a cold day in hell
- It'll be a long day in January
- it's early days
- just another day
- just another day at the office
- keep (something) for a rainy day
- keep (something) for another time/day/week/etc.
- know the time of day
- late in the day
- laze away
- leave (something) for another time/day/week/etc.
- Let's call it a day
- like night and day
- live from day to day
- live to fight another day
- loaf away
- loiter away
- made my day, that/you've/he/she
- make (one's) day
- make a day of (doing something)
- make a day of doing
- make a day of it
- make a day/night/week of it
- make a day/night/weekend of it
- make day
- make my day
- Make my day!
- make one's day
- make somebody's day
- make someone's day
- many happy returns
- many happy returns of the day
- market day
- match day
- merry as a cricket
- merry as the day is long
- name the day
- night and day
- nine day wonder
- nine days' wonder
- nine-day wonder
- nine-day wonder, a
- not (one's) day
- not be all day
- not be all morning
- not be somebody's day
- not give (one) the time of day
- not give anyone the time of day
- not give somebody the time of day
- not give someone the time of day
- not have all day
- not know the time of day
- not one's day, this is
- not someone's day
- not take all day
- not take all morning
- one day
- one day chicken and the next day feathers
- one fine day
- one of these days
- one-day wonder
- OOTD
- open day
- order of the day
- order of the day, the
- other day, the
- pass the time
- pass the time of day
- pass the time of day, to
- plain as day
- plain as day/the nose on your face
- put in a hard day at work
- put in a hard day's work
- put off the evil day
- rainy day, a
- red-letter day
- red-letter day, a
- Rome was not built in a day
- Rome wasn't built in a day
- rue the day (that something happened)
- rue the day (that) (something) happened
- Sadie Hawkins Day
- save (something) for a rainy day
- save (something) for another time/day/week/etc.
- save for a rainy day
- save for a rainy day, to
- save the day
- save the day/situation
- save, keep, etc. it for a rainy day
- see the light of day
- seize the day
- seize the hour/day
- seven-day wonder
- Singles' Day
- sleep away
- some day
- someone's day in court
- Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof
- Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
- take each day as it comes
- take it one day at a time
- take it/things one day at a time
- take things one day at a time
- that will be the day
- That’ll be the day!
- that'll be the day
- That'll be the day!
- the day of reckoning
- the day the eagle flies
- the day, week, month, etc. before last
- the evil hour/day/moment
- the evil moment/hour/day
- the happy day
- the light of day
- the order of the day
- the other day
- the other day, morning, etc.
- the present day
- the time of day
- There aren't enough hours in the day
- three squares (a day)
- three squares a day
- till (one's) dying day
- till all hours (of the day and night)
- till/to/until your dying day
- time of day
- Time to call it a day
- to (one's) dying day
- to the day
- to this day
- to your dying day
- Tomorrow is another day
- until (one's) dying day
- until all hours (of the day and night)
- vújà day
- when the eagle flies
- win the day
- win through
- with each passing day
- would not give someone the time of day
- wouldn't give someone the time of day
- yap, yap, yapping all day
- yap, yap, yapping all day long
- You made my day
- you saved the day
- your good deed for the day
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