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not be all day Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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 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 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)

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.

broad daylight

(See in broad daylight)

call it a day

stop work for the day.

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.

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)

dog days of summer

the hottest days of summer, midsummer We like to watch baseball during the dog days of summer.

every dog has his day

everyone will have his chance or turn, everyone will get what he deserves Don

fish and company stink after three days

fish should be eaten while it is fresh, and guests should not stay too long Grandfather had this sign on the wall of his garage: Fish and company stink after three days!

forever and a day

for a long time, for an eternity This treaty will last forever - forever and a day.

from day one

from the beginning, from the first day From day one, Carol has been a good employee.

frosty Friday

(See that'll be the frosty Friday)

girl Friday

girl employee who does a variety of office jobs Jan is our girl Friday. She does the important jobs in our office.

good day

hello, good morning, good afternoon """Good day, Mrs. Hardy."" ""How do you do, Mr. Lane."""

hard day

(See a hard day)

heavy day

(See a heavy day)

heyday

best years, in your prime In his heyday, Pele was the best soccer player in the world.

in broad daylight

easy to see, not trying to hide The man undressed right there on the street - in broad daylight.

knock the living daylights out of someone

make someone unconscious The man knocked the living daylights out of his friend during the fight.

living daylights

(See the living daylights)

make a day of it

do something all day We decided to make a day of it and spend the day at the beach.

make my day

do something to help me enjoy this day Go ahead, kiss me, and make my day!

month of Sundays

(See a month of Sundays)

nine-day wonder

someone/something who briefly attracts a lot of attention The man was a nine-day wonder but soon was forgotten by most of the people at his former company.

not give someone the time of day

dislike someone so strongly that you totally ignore them I hate her and would never even give her the time of day.

one of these days

soon, before long One of these days they say that they will open a new movie theater but still we have been waiting many years.

one of those days

a bad day where nothing goes right It was one of those days and right from early morning things went wrong.

put in a hard day

work hard all day, a hard day You've put in a hard day, Fran. Let's have supper at a cafe.

red-letter day

(See a red-letter day)

save for a rainy day

save money for a time when you really need it Ed and Vi spend little money. They're saving for a rainy day.

save the day

bring about victory or success - esp. when defeat is likely He saved the day for his team after he played his best game of the season.

scare the daylights out of someone

frighten very much Falling off her bicycle scared the daylights out of her.

see the light of day

be born or begun I don

seen better days

not in good condition, worn out This jacket has seen better days. Look how the sleeves are worn.

slow day

a day with few customers, a day with little activity We had another slow day at the theatre - only six customers!

spend holidays

do during your holidays, go for your holidays """How'd you spend your holidays?"" ""We drove to Texas and Tijuana."""

not be all day

To not booty a continued time. Usually acclimated in the present close to back annoyance. How continued is this adjustment job activity to take? It bigger not be all day! Run this to the column office, but don't be all day, OK?Learn more: all, not

(not) be/take all ˈday, ˈmorning, etc. (to do something)

not accept all ˈday, etc.

(informal) (used as a appeal to bustle up) (not) booty a continued time (to do something): ‘Are you activity to booty all day shaving?’ she shouted to him through the bath door. ♢ Come on! We haven’t got all day!Learn more: all, take

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More Idioms/Phrases

speak out speak up speak volumes speak your mind speed up spell disaster spell out spell you off spend holidays spend time spending money spic and span spice of life spice up spiffy spike a drink spike the ball not anything to write home about not anything upstairs not anywhere near not as (something) as all that not as bad, tall, etc. as all that not as black as (one) is painted not as black as you are painted not as young as (one) used to be not as young as one used to be not at all not at any price not at the races not bad not bat an eye not bat an eyelash not bat an eyelid not be a barrel of laughs not be a bed of roses not be a patch on somebody/something not be able to do something for toffee not be able to tell one end (of something) from the other not be about to do something not be above not be above doing something not be all beer and skittles not be all day not be all morning not be all there not be cut out for something not be fussed not be getting any younger not be having any of it not be in the business of doing something not be in the same league/class/street not be long for this world not be lost on (someone) not be made of money not be much of a something not be much to look at not be somebody's cup of tea not be somebody's day not be someone's bag not be the end of the world not be the only pebble on the beach not be the word for it not be whistling Dixie not be your cup of tea not bear the sight of (someone or something) not beat about the bush not beat around the bush not before time