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a hard day
a day full of hard work, put in a hard day You look tired, Dear. Did you have a hard day at the office?
a heavy day
a busy day, a hard day At the end of a heavy day he likes to sit on the patio and read.
a jim dandy
a fine piece of work, a beautiful object Mom, you should just see this saddle. It's a jim dandy!
a month of Sundays
a very long time, many days It will take a month of Sundays to phone the students in our school.
a red-letter day
a special day, a memorable day This is going to be a red-letter day. I found my lost keys!
a shot in the dark
a wild guess, a try, hazard a guess His answer was incorrect. It was a shot in the dark.
a slow day
not productive, not many customers Tuesday is a slow day in the car market - very few sales.
all day long
the whole day She has been sitting and waiting for the mail to arrive all day long.
all in a day's work
not extra work, just part of my duties "She said, ""Thanks for the help."" ""All in a day's work,"" he replied."
all the livelong day
all day, lasting the whole day Our canary sings all the livelong day - from dawn to dusk.
an apple a day keeps the doctor away
eat one apple each day for good health "Mom gave me an apple, saying, ""An apple a day... ."""
apple a day...
(See an apple a day keeps the doctor away)
at the crack of dawn
at the first sign of light, at first light At the crack of dawn he would rise, wash and go for a walk.
bad date
a man who beats a prostitute, the john Viki had another bad date. A guy beat her and took her clothes.
balderdash
verbose nonsense """Please switch off the talk show. It's just balderdash."""
birthday suit
completely naked, no clothes on The little boy was running down the street in his birthday suit.
Black Friday
the day the stock market crashed (failed) in 1929 In the 1980s, there were days to remind us of Black Friday.
blind date
going out with a boy or girl you have not met Kate met Jeff on a blind date. They got married a year later.
broad daylight
(See in broad daylight)
call it a day
stop work for the day.
Canada goose
getting goosed in Canada by a Canadian """There,"" he said. ""Now you've had your Canada goose."""
carry the day
provide enough energy or support, fill the gap We need one more volunteer. If you can come it will carry the day.
crack of dawn
(See at the crack of dawn)
dad-blamed
damned, darn, dingbusted The dad-blamed fishing line is tangled! It's in knots!
damaged goods
abused, in poor condition One man described prostitutes as damaged goods.
damn it
it is very annoying or frustrating, darn it Damn it! That cigarette smoke is making me ill.
damned if you do and damned if you don't
you are blamed if you do it and blamed if you do not, between the devil..., can't have it both ways "If you offer to help, he refuses; if you don't offer, he complains. You're damned if you do, and damned if you don't."
dampen your spirits
reduce your enthusiasm, cause you to lose interest Losing one game didn't dampen her spirits. She's full of hope.
dance to a different tune
talk or act differently (usually better) because things have changed He has begun dancing to a different tune now that he knows that his head salesman is thinking of quitting.
dark horse
the competitor that could surprise us and win The dark horse in the World Cup is Ireland. They could win it all.
dark side
bad side of a person, the evil part of our nature Most people try to hide the dark side of their personality.
darken a church door
attend church, go to a church service He never darkens a church door except to attend funerals.
darn
damn, ruddy 35
darn it
oh no, not again, nuts, rats Darn it! I locked my keys in the car.
darn my luck
my luck is poor, I am unlucky today My bread is in the oven and the power goes off. Darn my luck!
darn right
that is right, yes, you betcha """Do you believe in ghosts?"" ""Darn right I do! I just saw one!"""
darn tooting
that is true, I agree, darn right """They still talk about the winter of 1907, don't they, Helmer?"" ""Darn tootin'! It was a cold one!"""
dasein
blending into a group, not distinct or unique How to describe Anna? Dasein - she seems to disappear in a group.
dash off
do or finish quickly, leave quickly I will dash off a letter now but then I must go to work.
dash off a note/letter
quickly write a note or letter and send it Josi dashed off a note to her cousin in Toronto - in English.
date
boy and girl go to a movie etc., go out with, see Tong has been dating May since they met at Christmas.
dates you
"tells your age; when you were born" Knowing that song dates you. It was popular in the 1950s.
dawn on
become clear It finally dawned on me as to why he was angry.
dawn on me
cause me to think of, occur to me, hit me It didn't dawn on me that they're twins until I saw them together.
day and night
continually We worked day and night to finish the project before the end of the month.
day in and day out
regularly, all the time He goes to that restaurant day in and day out and never gets tired of it.
day in, day out
every day, daily Day in, day out, she walked to work. I saw her every morning.
day of the family farm
(See the day of the family farm)
day one
(See from day one)
deep, dark secret
very private information, on the QT I'll tell you all - except my past. That's a deep, dark secret.