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| day [ day ] (plural days) |
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1. 24 hours: a period of 24 hours, usually beginning and ending at midnight
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2. sunrise to sunset: the part of a 24-hour period when it is light, between sunrise and sunset
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3. time of activity: the part of a 24-hour period when somebody is working or active
  I work an 8-hour day.
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4. indefinite period or point in time: a time or period of time in the past, present, or future
One of these days we'll get around to painting the house.
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5. time of fame: the time when a particular person or thing is well known, popular, successful, or effective
In her day she was one of our best-known Shakespearean actors.
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6. life or existence: the time when a particular person or thing is active or in existence
In my day we had to work on Saturday mornings.
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7. period of Earth's rotation about axis: a unit of time equal to the Earth's period of rotation about its axis, measured either relative to the Sun solar day or the stars sidereal day
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8. astronomy period of planet's rotation about axis: the period of time in which a planet revolves once on its axis
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| [ Old English dæg< Indo-European] |
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call it a day to finish work or stop doing something
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carry or win the day to gain a victory
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day after day for several or many days in a row
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day by day
1. each consecutive day
2. progressively
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day in, day out every day without exception and all day long
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have a nice day used for wishing somebody well when parting
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have seen better days to be in a less prosperous or less good condition than previously
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in this day and age nowadays, as opposed to past times and customs
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make somebody's day to make somebody very happy
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name the day to set a date for something, typically a wedding
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save the day to prevent defeat or disaster
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somebody's or something's days are numbered expresses the opinion that somebody or something will not survive much longer
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that'll be the day! expresses the opinion that something is most unlikely to happen (informal)
You think they'll offer me Mike's job? That'll be the day!
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the other day not long ago
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those were the days! expresses affection and nostalgia for past times
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