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1616 T. Draxe Bibliotheca Scholastica 97/1 Come day, goe day, the day is long enough.

1658 J. Spencer Καινα και Παλαια 165 He cares for nothing but meat and drink, looks after nothing but sport and pastime, come day, go day, God send night, that's all his care.

1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 77 Come Day, go Day, God send Sunday. Spoken to lazy unconscionable Servants, who only mind to serve out their Time, and get their Wages.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words I. 175 It's come day, go day, with him.

1867 T. Craddock Charles Lamb 166 It was come day, go day with his life; and whether his pen moved or stood still was indifferent to his daily bread.

1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Come day, Gan day, God send Sunday, the saying..of indolent workers, who care not how the days come and go, provided they have little to do.

1905 Clay Worker May 646/1 Too many employes think ‘Come day and go day, God sends Sunday.’ The employe is paid for every minute's time during working hours, and his labor should be diligent and faithful.

1917 Building Age Aug. 470/2 Loafing around with a sort of ‘come day, do day’ state of mind.

1987 Telegraph (Nexis) 7 Oct. It was come day, go day and always another payday.

1833 London Lit. Gaz. 31 Aug. 555/2 Mr. Stokes..a quiet, come-day, go-day, God-send-Sunday sort of man.

1865 B. Brierley Irkdale I. 25 A jolly, come-day, go-day fellow..he never saved a farthing in his life.

1893 Switchmen's Jrnl. May 18/1 The ‘come-a-day, go-a-day’ expression..seems to find a permanent resting place on their bronzed faces.

1903 ‘A. McNeill’ Egregious Eng. (ed. 3) 174 The come-day, go-day Englishman.

1905 Manch. Guardian 23 Mar. 14/2 On deck there, you set of come-day-go-days. Get on deck with you.

1933 J. Masefield Bird of Dawning 227 Here are these four come-day-go-days wants to see you, sir.

1998 L. Murray Fredy Neptune (2000) v. 244 It beats that come-day-go-day-God-send-Sunday life, he said.

2014 Burton (Staffs.) Mail (Nexis) 30 Dec. 35 His straight-talking, come-day, go-day manner successfully disguises the amount of hard work Martin undertakes.