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单词 day
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dayday /deɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun Entry menu
MENU FOR dayday1 24 hours2 not night3 when you are awake4 time at work5 past6 now7 future8 somebody’s/something’s day9 Independence/election/Christmas etc day10 five/three/nine etc years to the day11 somebody’s days12 somebody’s/something’s days are numbered13 day after day14 from day to day15 day by day16 night and day17 day out18 have an off day19 make somebody’s day20 soup/dish/fish etc of the day21 be all in a day’s work22 take each day as it comes23 the day of reckoning24 it’s (just) one of those days25 it’s not somebody’s day26 make a day of it27 make my day28 that’ll be the day29 I/we don’t have all day30 it’s not every day (that)31 back in the day32 be on days33 40/50/60 etc if he’s/she’s a day
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINday
Origin:
Old English dæg
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • "What day is today?" "It's Friday."
  • Did you have a good day at the office?
  • I work an eight-hour day.
  • It rained all day.
  • It was cold and the days were getting shorter.
  • Pressler spent four days in Cuba during a Caribbean tour.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Next day the doctor prescribed small yellow pills for vertigo.
  • One day Mulholland was approached by a man in a carriage who demanded to know his name and what he was doing.
  • The white men forget us and death comes almost every day for some of my people.
  • They want to arrange their own lunches, decide for themselves how to spend some days.
  • Yeah, but you had, like, three shots at this the other day.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorwhat you say to explain the most basic facts, reasons etc
spoken say this when you want to talk about the most basic facts, reasons etc about something: · Basically we're looking for someone who can work three afternoons a week.· We only took a few shirts and a pair of jeans. That's basically it, really.· The film appears to be quite complicated but it's basically a love story.
British spoken say this when you are saying what you think is basically true about a situation after considering all the facts: · At the end of the day, the best team won.· You may be working for yourself but at the end of the day you still have to pay tax on what you earn.
also in essence formal use this when you are explaining what the basic truth about something is: · She's added a few characters and changed some names but essentially this is a true story.· The theory of relativity is, in essence, very simple.
use this to say what you think is the basic truth about a situation after considering all the facts carefully: · In the final analysis Stalin was just as much a dictator as Hitler.· The responsibility for the accident must, in the last analysis, rest with the captain.
continuing for a long time
continuing for a long time without stopping: · Although we nearly always need extra drivers, we cannot guarantee continuous employment.· CNN provided continuous coverage of the trial.· The campsites have had three decades of continuous use.
continuous and seeming to be there all the time: · He suffered constant pain in the months before his death.· A newborn baby needs constant care and attention.· The refugees lived in constant fear of being attacked.
something good or pleasant such as peace or sleep that is uninterrupted continues for a long time with no interruptions: · On average, two-year-old children need ten to twelve hours of uninterrupted sleep a night.· Banks need uninterrupted, 24-hour computer systems.
an on-going activity, situation, or piece of work is not intended to end at a definite time, but will continue into the future: · The police refused to comment on the on-going investigation.· We have a major on-going research programme into North Sea pollution.
continuing without stopping: · She's been driving non-stop for hours.· Make sure he does some homework -- he'll watch TV non-stop if you let him.
without stopping for a rest: · Victor talked for forty minutes without a break.· On average, the human mind cannot concentrate on spoken information for more than six minutes without a break.
if something unpleasant or unusual continues for hours, days, miles etc on end , it continues for that time, distance without stopping: · The rain had been falling for days on end.· In Siberia the temperature can stay more than twenty below freezing for months on end.
if someone works or does something for ten hours, three days etc at a stretch , they do it for that time without stopping, although this may be difficult or unusual: · A lion can lie on the same spot, without moving, for twelve hours at a stretch.· Doctors who are forced to work 36 hours at a stretch cannot possibly be fully efficient.
if you do something for two solid hours, three solid weeks etc you do it continuously for that period with no breaks at all: · After eight solid hours of driving, I was exhausted.· Nobody really wants to sit through four solid hours of someone else's wedding video.
every day, every week etc for a long time: · The fighting went on week after week and there seemed no end to it.· She sits at home day after day, waiting for a message from her husband.
if something happens day in, day out , it happens every day and is always the same, with the result that it becomes very boring: · Working in a factory involves the same routine day in, day out.· He wears an old brown jacket day in, day out.
not stopping, even at night
continuously, all day and all night: · During his illness, his wife was by his side day and night.· The printing presses run day and night.· My next-door neighbor's dog barks continually, day and night.
also round the clock British if you work around the clock , you work all day and all night without a break, especially because there is something very urgent that you have to do: · Since the outbreak of war, journalists have been working round the clock.· Rescuers are working round the clock to find survivors of the blast.
: twenty-four-hour service/guard/care etc a service etc that is done or provided continuously, all day and all night: · Twenty-four-hour medical care is provided.· The police cannot provide 24-hour protection for everyone.
informal happening, done, or existing 24 hours a day and seven days a week and never stopping: · The hotline is open 24/7 to teenagers who need someone to talk to.· Do you think about this guy 24/7?
during
at one point in a period of time, or through the whole of a period of time: · Terry's work has improved a lot during the last three months.· Henry died during the night.· During the summer we spend a lot more time out of doors.· At some time during the weekend someone broke into the building.· This place was an air-raid shelter during the war.
between the beginning and end of a period of time: · The long vacation is in August.· In the last six years, Carol has moved three times.· In 1982 Paget was living in Geneva.· I always feel drowsy early in the morning.
during a period of time or before the end of a period - use this to emphasize that it is a short or limited period of time: · There have been five serious accidents within the last few days.· If we do not hear from you within 14 days, we will contact our solicitors.
during the whole of a period of time, continuing until the end: · The party continued through the night until dawn.· We'll have to see how he copes through the next couple of months.
through - use this to emphasize that something continues from the beginning to the end of a long period: · It's closed all through the winter, and opens again in April.· Throughout her career she has worked hard and maintained high standards.
during a particular period of time: · She's been a great help to me over the past year.· They plan to redecorate their house over the Christmas period.· They met in 1962 and wrote each other several letters over the next few years.
formal during a process or particular period of time: · In the course of a few years, Lambert built up a highly successful export business.· We expect to see some important political developments during the course of the next week or two.
if you do something by day or by night you do it during the day or night: · By day they relied on the sun for direction, and by night they followed the stars.· By day he works at a construction company, but by night he's a bartender.· They attacked by night, hoping to surprise their enemy.
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after a long period of time, especially after a lot of difficulties or after a long delay: · After a lot of questioning, James finally admitted he had taken the car.· In the end, I decided that the best thing to do was to ask Billy for help.· The plane eventually arrived at 6:30 - over three hours late.
use this when something good happens after you have waited for it for a long time: · I'm really glad that Ken's found a job at last.· At last the rain stopped and the players came back on the field.at long last (=after a very long time): · At long last he was able to see his family again.
if something is going to happen sooner or later , it will certainly happen but you do not know exactly when: · Sooner or later this would end up in the papers, and I would be out of a job.· I'm sure Brian will turn up sooner or later.· He is worried that sooner or later his business will fail.
use this to say that something will happen at some time in the future, especially something that you hope will happen, although you do not know exactly when: · They're bound to find a cure for cancer one day.· I knew that we would meet again one day.· One day ordinary people will be able to travel in space.
after a particular period of time, especially after a gradual process of change or development: · She started as an office junior, and in time became director of the whole company.· Jarvis was a strange man, but in time I got to like him.
if someone or something ends up in a particular situation or condition, they eventually come to be in that situation or condition - use this especially about something bad that happens: · Forbes ended up in prison for not paying his taxes.· The sweater that my mum knitted ended up twice the size it should have been.end up doing something: · We ended up having to postpone our vacation.end up as: · Our chess game finally ended up as a draw.
at some time in the future
at some time in the future , but you do not know exactly when: · It's likely that global warming will become a major problem in the future.· What do you think life in the future will be like?in the near future (=at a time not long from now): · The new software will be available in the UK in the near future.in/for the foreseeable future (=at a time not long from now): · It is unlikely that the company will achieve a very high profit margin in the foreseeable future.
at a time in the future that has not been arranged yet: · Come over and see us some time.· We should get together some time.some time next week/next year/in 2005 etc: · The project should be completed some time next year.
at some time in the future, especially a long time from now: · Perhaps one day we could all go to London together.· One day, I'd like to visit the Grand Canyon.· She always knew that some day he would leave her.
at some time in the future - used especially when you think that something will probably happen or that someone will probably do something: · One of these days you're going to be sorry.· Richard's going to have a heart attack one of these days if he doesn't slow down.
use this to emphasize that something will definitely happen at some time in the future: · The day will finally come when a woman or a black man is elected president of the United States.· Let's hope that the day will come when it's no longer necessary to have such a vast amount of money spent on the military.
to make someone feel happy
· He would do anything to make her happy.· Would winning a million dollars really make you happy?· It made him happy to see how much they enjoyed the presents.
to do something for someone who is sad in order to make them happy: cheer somebody up: · I tried to cheer him up by telling a joke.cheer up somebody: · As a clown he visits local hospitals to cheer up sick children.
informal to say or do something to someone that makes them suddenly feel very happy: · Sherry's phone call really made my day.· Go on, tell him you like his new suit. It'll make his day!
to do something to make someone happy, especially because they want you to do it: · I only got married to please my parents.· Sam is always doing little things to please her, but she hardly even notices.
to do something that makes someone happy for a short time: · If you think buying me flowers will put me in a good mood, you're wrong.· Shopping for new shoes usually puts her in a good mood.
if something raises or lifts someone's spirits , it makes them feel happier and more hopeful after they have been unhappy and not very hopeful: · The chance to get out of the house for a few hours had clearly raised her spirits.· He had been tired when he arrived, but the sight of the little children playing really lifted his spirits.
also cheering British making you feel happier, more hopeful, and more confident: · Kevin's school work is greatly improved, which is heartening.· It was about 8 o'clock when we heard the cheering news that Damien was out of danger.
time when you are allowed to be away from work or school
British a period of time when you do not have to go to work or school: · I get four weeks' holiday each year.· Work has been so hectic - I really need a holiday.the holidays/summer holidays/school holidays (=the long periods when schools close): · July 20th is the first day of the summer holidays.Christmas/Easter etc holiday: · Last year we spent most of the Christmas holiday at our grandma's.spend your holidays: · As a boy, Luckett spent his holidays here in Ledsham.in/during the holidays: · We try to do as many different activities as we can with the children during the school holidays.
especially American a period of time when you do not have to go to work or school: · I want you to write about your vacation.· The company allows us 14 vacation days a year.summer/Christmas etc vacation: · Under the new plan, students will have shorter summer vacations and longer winter vacations.spend your vacation: · I spent part of my Christmas vacation with my dad's family.during summer/winter etc vacation: · The skating rink will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. during summer vacation.during somebody's/a vacation: · He worked at the resort during his college vacations.
a short holiday from your work or school: · The students get a few days' break in February.spring/winter/Christmas etc break: · Daytona Beach is preparing for the thousands of college students who will arrive for spring break.take a break: · Can you take a break next month?
a period of time when you are allowed to be away from work: · Wednesday is my only day off this week.have/take a day off: · I've got a day off on Friday -- I'll come and see you then.· Can you take the morning off tomorrow?
time when you are allowed to be away from your work, in order to rest or do something different: have/take time off: · Is Phyllis taking any time off when you're there?· I'll get some time off around Christmas.
a period of official holiday time, especially for people who are in the army, navy, or police etc: · I get twenty-five days' leave a year.· Phil still has three days' annual leave owing to him.be on leave (=having a holiday): · They got married while he was on leave from the army.
British a short holiday in the middle of the school term: · It rained all through half-term.· Half-term is the last week in October.
old-fashioned in a pleasant way
· They had met once on holiday, so they knew each other slightly.· She once called me a liar and I've never forgiven her.· I remember once it snowed on my birthday, and I was so excited.
spoken once: · I remember coming home from school one time and finding we'd been burgled.· One time we went out fishing on the lake at night.
use this to give an example of when something you are talking about happened, especially when it is a particularly interesting or extreme example: · On one occasion, she rang his home and a strange woman answered.· She had some pretty frightening experiences. On one occasion her jeep was hijacked by a group of armed soldiers.
at one time during a period of time, process, or event in the past: · I dieted for many years, and at one stage I weighed only 71 kg.· It was a terrible winter. At one stage all the roads to the village were blocked by snow.· At one stage in the match, he was trailing by three games, but he managed to fight back.
at one time during an activity or period of time in the past: · At one point in the interview, he seemed close to tears.· "You play the piano very well," I remember Mrs Saito remarking at one point.· I had several narrow escapes during the war, at one point just missing death when my plane was shot down.
on a day in the past - use this especially when the exact day does not matter and you are telling the story of what happened: · I was sitting eating my breakfast one day when the telephone rang.· One day when we had nothing else to do, we went down to the river for a swim.· He used to come and go, then one day he went away and never came back.
to not try to plan things, but deal with them as they happen
to not worry about or plan for something that has not happened yet, but decide what to do when it happens: · I always think the best way of approaching an interview is to take it as it comes.take things as they come: · The only way to manage when you have small kids is to take things as they come.take life as it comes/take each day as it comes: · If I were you, I'd just enjoy each day and take life as it comes.
spoken to not make plans about how to deal with a particular situation, but decide to wait until it actually happens and hope that you will know what to do then: · "Shall we tell Dad what's happened?" "Let's play it by ear and see what sort of mood he's in."· We've booked the flight, but not the accommodation -- we'll play it by ear when we get there.
to not plan very far in the future because you have too many problems now to be able to think about what may happen later: · Since Jim got ill, we've just had to live from day to day.· There's nothing as depressing as living from day to day, as the unemployed are forced to do.
if you deal with a problem or difficult situation one day at a time , you try to think about just what is happening in the present and do not try to plan what you will do in the future: · I've no idea where we'll live. Anyway, one day at a time.take/live one day at a time: · In order to overcome their addiction, they have to learn to take one day at a time.
only a short time ago
if something happened recently , it happened a short time before now, especially a few days or weeks ago: · The President has recently returned from a five day tour of South America.only recently: · a new species of plant that was only recently discovered in southern Braziluntil recently: · He lived in Boston until quite recently.· Until recently, commercial fishermen had been allowed to shoot sea lions if they tried to steal their catch. very recently: · "When did she go back to Italy?" "Oh, very recently - just a couple of days ago."as recently as (=used when something happened surprisingly recently): · As recently as the mid sixties, Nelson Rockefeller was considered unsuitable for the presidency because he had once been divorced.recently discovered/completed/built etc: · a recently published textbook· the recently industrialized countries of Southeast Asia
in the recent past: · Not long ago, computers were crude, unreliable machines, used by only a few experts.· Not long ago I asked a friend what her children gave her for her birthday. "Peace," she said. "They went out for the day."not so long ago: · There was a time not so long ago when everyone felt confident about investing in property.
very recently: · So what is the government's reaction to this news? A short time ago our political correspondent Jon Lander spoke to the Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook.· The red wolf survived until a short time ago in east Texas, but is now believed extinct in the wild.only/just a short time ago: · Seeing the tramp, Thomas remembered how he himself had been poor only a short time ago.
: newly formed/created/appointed/married etc formed, married etc very recently, especially during the last few days or weeks: · A newly married couple have moved into the house next door.· The group meets regularly in the newly built Chinese community center.· Mr Chandler is now director of the company's newly formed publishing division.
: freshly cut/cooked/made/painted etc cut, cooked etc a very short time ago, especially during the last few minutes or hours: · There's a pot of freshly made coffee on the kitchen table.· Add one clove of freshly crushed garlic.· Someone had placed a bunch of freshly cut roses on her desk.· At the beginning of term the school looked bright and clean with its freshly painted walls and polished floors.
spoken use this to say that something happened or you did something recently: · I met Lucy the other day outside Budgens.· Well, did my dad tell you what happened to me in the car the other day?just the other day: · I can't believe this weather - it was freezing just the other day!
a short time ago, usually not more than a few hours: · "Is there a Mrs Lambert staying at the hotel?'' "Yes, she checked in a short while ago.''just a short/little while ago: · Bobby's attorney gave me a call just a little while ago, to talk about the terms of the will.
informal fairly recently, usually a few weeks or months ago: · I broke my leg a little while back when I fell off a horse.
very soon
use this to talk about something good that will happen very soon or that happened a very short time after something else: · Don't worry - you'll be back to normal in no time.· In no time at all he had built up a big following among the local black community.
spoken use this to talk about something that will happen or that you will do within a few minutes: · The coffee will be ready in a minute.· Don't keep nagging me - I'll do it in a minute!· We will return to the subject of tax in a moment.
spoken use this to say that something will happen in a very short time from now, but you do not know exactly when: · My father's due to arrive any minute now.· Any moment now the final whistle will be blown.· If she hasn't had the baby already, she's going to have it any time now.
spoken use this to say that something will happen at some time in the next few days, but you do not know exactly when: · The letter should be with you any day now.· His ship was due back from the Pacific any day now.
use this to talk about something that may happen very soon, especially something dangerous or unpleasant: · He could have another heart attack at any moment.· We knew that war might break out at any moment.· The car looked as though it would fall apart at any minute.
American use this to tell someone politely that something will happen very soon: · Mr Ewing will see you momentarily, sir.
spoken use this to say that something will happen or be done very soon and before you really realize it is happening: · You'll be fully recovered before you know it.· You offer to iron his shirt and before you know it, he expects you to do all the housework.
to stop working at the end of the day or during the day
British · We stop work at half past three on Fridays.· They stopped work for a few minutes to consider his offer.
especially British to stop work at the end of the day: · What time do you finish work?finish (=finish work): · I don't finish until seven tonight, so I'll be late home.
spoken to stop work - use this especially to talk about a particular time that you stop work: · Is it OK if I knock off a little early tonight?· I usually knock off at about six.
informal to decide to stop working because you have done enough work, because you are very tired, or because it is late: · We realized we weren't going to get the job finished, so we decided to call it a day.· Look, we're all tired - let's call it a day.
British to stop work, put away your work equipment, and go home: · Everyone packed up and went home.· OK, guys - it's time to pack up now.
a short journey
to visit a beach, an area of countryside, a town etc for pleasure and come back home on the same day: · It's such a lovely day - let's go out for the day and visit the zoo.
a visit to a beach, an area of countryside, a town etc when you go there and come back the same day: · It would be nice to take a day trip to Chicago to do some shopping.
a journey that someone makes each day to work, especially when they live a fairly long way away from their work: · The commute from Kent into London can be horrendous.a 1-hour/20-minute etc commute: · I had no money, two small children, and a 90-minute commute to work each day.
a short journey on which a group of people go to visit a local place of interest, the theatre etc: outing to: · Mrs Pollack took her class on an outing to the local museum.school/church etc outing: · a school outing to the ballet
a short journey arranged so that a group of people can visit a place of interest, especially while they are already on holiday: · The resort also offers daily excursions to nearby towns.excursion to: · One day he took an excursion to the other end of the island for a change of scene.
when someone is unlucky in a particular situation or at a particular time
· "Were you disappointed with the team's performance?" "No, not really, I think we were just unlucky."be unlucky (enough) to do something · The victims were simply unlucky enough to have been in the restaurant when the gunmen started shooting.unlucky with · We were unlucky with the weather. It rained almost every day we were on the island.
having bad luck that you do not deserve, especially when this has a serious effect on your life, health etc: · Some of the unfortunate victims were trapped inside the building for over 12 hours.be unfortunate (enough) to do something: · He was unfortunate enough to lose his job just after his wife had a baby.
formal to be unlucky on a particular occasion, especially when this results in something very unpleasant happening to you: · Bowman had the misfortune of being sent to the area where there was heavy fighting.· Women who have the misfortune to be involved with violent men often think it's their own fault.
to be unlucky, especially in a way that affects one particular part of your life: · Why do we always have such bad luck when it comes to hiring suitable workers?have bad luck with: · Our kids have had very bad luck with their teachers recently.have the bad luck to do something: · He had the bad luck to upset the boss's wife at the party.
to be prevented by bad luck from doing something that you want to do, for example going somewhere, buying something, or seeing someone: · I'm afraid you're out of luck. The director has already left for the day.· It looks like we're out of luck - all the hotels are full.
a period of time during which a lot of bad things happen to you one after the other: · Mimi's had a terrible run of bad luck this year, what with the car accident and her boyfriend leaving her.· Despite the Giant's current run of bad luck, fans are still showing up for the games.
spoken say this when a lot of bad things have happened to you that day: · I just want to go home, take a bath, and go to bed - it's been one of those days.· First I missed the bus, then I spilled coffee on myself, and now my computer is frozen - it's just not my day.
to have something bad happen to you by chance: · The driver was drunk and hit her as she was crossing the road. She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
to win an argument, fight, war, etc
to argue, fight etc more successfully than someone else: · The court case has been dragging on for months, and it's increasingly unlikely that she'll win.· I could never win an argument with my father.· Who won the first Civil War?win a victory: · This was the first of many victories won by women's rights campaigners.
informal to win something, especially something that other people are judging or deciding: · In a survey of customer preference, one model came consistently out on top.· In all action movies, the hero always comes out on top.
formal if an idea or way of doing something prevails , it is finally accepted as being better or more important than something else, especially after a lot of arguing: · Fortunately, in this case, common sense has prevailed.prevail over: · She seems to think that animal rights should prevail over everything else.
British to win by persuading people to accept a plan, proposal, or idea, especially after a lot of talking and arguing: · Anti-gun campaigners feel they have enough support to carry the day in tomorrow's vote.· His appeal to reason and common sense was what finally carried the day.
British to finally win an argument or political struggle, especially when this has been difficult - used especially in news reports: · On this occasion the strikers won the day and were given a pay increase of 20%.
WORD SETS
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Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + day
· The museum is open to visitors every day.
· Similar student protests took place on the same day in other towns.
(=the day after something happened in the past)· The story was in the newspaper the following day.
(=the day before something happened in the past)· I had been to the doctor the previous day.
(=a day when something important is arranged to take place)· Just before the big day the team was training 6 days a week.
· Friday is the Muslim holy day.
(=a day when an event that is historically important happens)· This was a historic day for the space program.
(=a day when children go to school)· It’s a school day tomorrow, so you need an early night.
(=the day when an election, market etc takes place)· Wednesday is market day in Oxford.
· What day of the week is Christmas Day this year?
(=the day when someone gets married)· She wanted everything to be perfect for her wedding day.
phrases
· We arrived in France the day before yesterday.
· How about meeting for lunch the day after tomorrow?
(=a few days ago)· Mark called the other day.
(=during the whole day and night)· In Cairo, the streets are busy 24 hours a day.
(=used when saying how much someone earns or is paid each day)· They get about £45 per day.
 Meaning 3adjectives
(=in which things have happened in the way you want)· Have you had a good day at work?
(=in which things have happened in a way you do not want)· I’ve had a really bad day !
(=enjoyable)· We’ve had a lovely day at the beach.
(=with very nice weather)· It was a beautiful day yesterday, wasn’t it?
(=difficult and tiring)· Sit down – you look as though you’ve had a hard day.
· I got up at 5 this morning so it’s been a long day.
verbs
· Simon looked as if he’d had a bad day at the office.
· I spent the day shopping with my friends.
(=do something at the beginning of a day)· You should start the day with a good breakfast.
(=do something at the end of a day)· We ended the day at a little restaurant by the beach.
phrases
spoken (=used when saying goodbye to someone in a friendly way)· Bye Sam! Have a good day!
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 Ten years after he bought the painting, Carswell discovered that it was a fake.
(=the next day, week etc) His car was outside your house the morning after Bob’s engagement party. I’ll see you again tomorrow or the day after. She retired from politics the year after she received the Nobel Prize.
 The experience haunted me for years afterwards.
 We do not foresee any major changes in the years ahead.
(=during the whole of your life, a day, a year etc) He had worked all his life in the mine. The boys played video games all day.
 Our birthdays are exactly a month apart.
 We only got back from Scotland the day before yesterday (=two days ago).
 Everyone was getting ready for the big day (=a day when an important event will happen).
 It’s been another black day for the car industry, with more job losses announced.
· The doctor says it’s just a 24-hour bug.
 a busy day
British English (=where old, sick etc people can go during the day to be looked after)· A new day centre for the over 70s has recently opened.
 a chilly November morning
· It was a cold night with a starlit sky.
· I like my job because it involves day-to-day contact with clients.
 subsidized day care facilities
 I’d love to be a professional writer, but I’m not giving up my day job just yet.
 I’m taking a few days off before the wedding.
 The manager is responsible for the day-to-day running of the hotel.
 I see a counsellor and can now handle life on a day-to-day basis.
(=happening on the next day)· You have to pay extra for next-day delivery.
(=on each day, in each week etc) a disease that affects about 10 million people each year
(=the period of time near the beginning of something)· In the early years of our marriage, we lived with my wife’s parents.
 She had a nice easy day at home.
(=the day or night when people are voting and the votes are being counted)· We urge all our supporters to get out and vote on election night.
· Karen’s returning to the States at the end of the month.
(=the days, months etc after an event) The situation deteriorated over the ensuing weeks.
 The talks have now entered their third week.
· The evening’s entertainment concluded with a firework display.
· Horror films are the modern-day equivalent of morality tales.
(=at least once on each day, in each week etc) They see each other every day. Richard visits his mother every week.
 Re-apply your sunscreen every two hours.
(=someone's normal life that is the same most days)· He saw drugs as a way of escaping the tedium of his everyday existence.
 The goalkeeper on that fateful day in 1954 was Fred Martin.
 The plants need to be watered every few days.
 She had enjoyed her few days in Monaco.
 I have no trouble filling my time.
 The first time I flew on a plane I was really nervous. In the first year, all students take five courses. He said the first thing that came into his head. the first step towards achieving a peace agreement There’s a meeting on the first Monday of every month.
 Beans count as one of your five a day.
 The meeting seemed to go on forever and a day.
 I haven’t got a free day this week.
 We devote five full days a month to training. His pants rose a full three inches off his shoes.
 As the weeks went by, I became more and more worried.
 Hardly a week goes by without some food scare being reported in the media.
(=in the past) These herbs would have been grown for medicinal purposes in days gone by.
 the golden years of childhood
 Did you have a good vacation?
 Well, that’s my good deed for the day (=something good you try to do for someone else every day).
 I must get back. Good day to you.
 I got a few days’ grace to finish my essay.
 After a hard day at work, I just want to come home and put my feet up.
 There’s a sauna where you can relax after a hard day’s skiing.
(=used to say that something happens almost every day, week etc) Hardly a month goes by without another factory closing down.
· The locals retreat to their cool houses and sleep during the heat of the day.
 I bet he’s never done an honest day’s work in his life!
 A good coat will last you ten years. Cut flowers will last longer if you put flower food in the water.
 The baby died later that night.
 The dentist could fit you in later in the week.
 We struggle on, living from day to day (=trying to find enough money each day to buy food etc).
 She lives for the day when she can have a house of her own.
 The speech was twenty minutes long.
 It’s been a long day.
 Vital minutes were lost because the ambulance took half an hour to arrive. In 1978, 29 million days were lost in industrial action.
 A great trip! We visited five countries in as many days (=in five days).
 I got a phone call from her in the middle of the night!
(=usually) Most of the time it’s very quiet here. Most evenings we just stay in and watch TV.
(=on or during the following day, week etc) She called me and we arranged to meet the next day.
 It’s such a nice day (=good weather), why not go for a swim?
(=all the time)· The phones rang day and night.
· His contract said he must give three months’ notice if he decides to leave the job.
 ‘Going to work today, mum?’ ‘No. It’s my day off today.’
 Brian never usually loses his temper – he must be having an off day.
 Hardly a day passes without more bad news about the economy (=there is bad news almost every day).
· The cleaners are paid £5 an hour.
· I was working on a building site, being paid by the hour.
(=very clear)
 income tax paid in preceding years
(=two days, three years etc before) Six months previously he had smashed up his car.
 This product should be consumed on the day of purchase.
 a cold rainy day in October
 We know that you will not forget their crimes when their day of reckoning comes.
· The crew had a three hour rest period before their next flight.
· He’s had a rough week at work.
 She learned to rue the day she had met Henri.
 Brian took over the day-to-day running of the company while his father was away.
· I’m really disappointed that this happened. It’s a sad day for football.
 Scarcely a day goes by when I don’t think of him.
(=a school where children go during the day but go home in the evenings)· The school is both a boarding school and a day school.
· Most children are tired at the end of the school day.
 I never thought I’d live to see the day when women became priests.
(=be working a series of day or night shifts)· He’s on night shifts all next week.
· He’s going to be on day shifts for five days.
 a hot still day
· A three-day strike is planned for next week.
(also a summer day/evening)· It was a beautiful summer’s day.
 Dad took the day off to come with me.
 He counted the night’s takings.
· On the last day of term we went home early.
 Everyone seems to be in a hurry these days (=at the present period).
(=when you go somewhere for pleasure and come back the same day)· Take a day trip to York, which is just 15 miles away.
(=two times in the same day, week etc) Letters were delivered twice a week only.
 On a typical day, our students go to classes from 7.30 am to 1 pm.
(=a day away from work on vacation)· You could take a sick day or a vacation day.
· Special 10-day visas were issued to cover the time of the conference.
· She looked beautiful on her wedding day.
· Friday is our busiest day of the week.
 She remembered the day when Paula had first arrived.
 I get paid more if I work nights. We’re sometimes expected to work twelve-hour days.
 They arrived the day before yesterday.
 in days of yore
 John was a great footballer in his younger days (=when he was younger).
· He had long ago forgotten the dreams of his youth.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· It was one of her bad days.· Your basic bad hair day at the photo lab.· She had gone through bad days.· Anyone can have a bad day.· Perhaps the worst day of all Sunday.· She hated Sundays even worse than other days in this house.· However, on a bad day chaos reigns, and nobody can predict a likely departure time.
· I outlined earlier how several of the themes developed in early slave days continue throughout the course of black involvement in sport.· In the early days she had been stung by criticism of the way she dressed.· Not too many records kept on those matters in the early days.· On top of this there were practical pressures that made those early days very difficult.· In the early days ordinary mill-stones were used as the clinker was soft and the cement need not be finely ground.· Nevertheless in the early days many of the other forms of bacteria died off in vast numbers.· For most couples, circumstances will differ radically from the early days of marriage.
· The following day I hired a van, loaded up my possessions and then handed over my keys to the landlord.· The registry office couldn't marry them at such short notice and they must wait until the following day.· The following day Gary Burn was arrested by police on suspicion of murder.· The following day Paula's body was found hanging from a beam in the garage.· The following day, the class started work on twelve fences.· On the following day his supporters who had come to Nottingham with him were arrested as well.· On the following day doctors and medical personnel announced an indefinite strike, which was promptly declared illegal.· The following day we could knock it off in few hours before returning to base.
· And I think Claire's had a long day.· Smashing down mogul fields all day long, day after day, sounds great to skiers in their 20s.· He had had a long day at the hospital and the drive down from London had not been easy.· When my son and I go home to an already long day, my day is not over by a long shot.· Next time we'd come prepared for longer, harder days.· The long day had begun with a mean dumping, but it had almost no end of possibilities, she mused.· We had had a long wet day on the moors but in the late afternoon the weather cleared.· In spite of a longer work day, employees were producing more than ever before.
· Is it realistic to talk of a multiplicity of body plans in the Cambrian, far exceeding that of the present day?· I was present one day shortly thereafter when he launched into one of his sermons.· By the end of this stage, social productivity and economic efficiency would have increased at least two-fold compared to the present day.· Oh, what a lesson to the world it is, even at the present day!· Of course, all such early introductions have many times been added to if not replaced by others right up to the present day.· They are ill-adapted, obviously, to the present day: but they survive in isolated areas.· They should then have told the representatives, all of whom were present the day before, what they intended to do.· The frustrations arising will be recognised by those engaged upon the contemporary scene, even if present day issues are less picturesque.
· The pair had quarrelled the previous day.· The previous day Bull took out a newspaper advertisement promising to do better in future.· I had left my East Anglian home early the previous day with very mixed feelings.· It was August, and the previous day had been a scorching hot one.· She had spent her lunch-hours of the two previous days in talking to letting agents.· Patrick had been accused of overreacting the previous day.
NOUN
· Linked with the day care centre this service provides specialist home support for carers and suffers. ii Crossroads care Attendant Schemes.· Assistance with child care costs was also important for 79 percent of job seekers with children in day care.· Full day care facilities are available on request.· She spent time at a day care center, a senior center, a food distribution place.· The State of California shall provide a child welfare building to serve as day care centres for single parents.· Not all good day care is so costly.· Just before the move, this person lived in hospital and attended day care.· Subsidized day care for low-income families costs considerably less.
VERB
· Biasion's puncture cost him two minutes and he ended the day two minutes and six seconds behind Fiorio.· The Dow ended the day down 4. 61 points at 6656. 08.· We ended a perfect day sipping sangria at a cliffside restaurant, relaxing in the spectacular sunset.· A perfect way to end a perfect cruise day.· Shares ended the day down 3-31 / 64, at 41-41 / 64.· Guinness was moving against the market trend, ending the day off 12 at 576p.· It ends on the day his veteran partner, Murph, retires.
· Canonized 1767; feast day, February 8.· Also patron of spousal separation. Feast day, March 21.· Also invoked against appendicitis, intestinal disease, and seasickness. Feast day, June 2.· Canonized 1622; feast day, July 31.· Canonized 1925; feast day, October 1.· Also patron of horsemen and the impoverished. Feast day, November 8.· Also patron of poets. Feast day, November 23.
· A similar Flosse-Vernaudon coalition in 1982 had lasted only 110 days.· Such meetings can last all day and night, or for the duration of the trip.· The proceedings are expected to last 2 days.· For such women, the stimulation from a single cup of coffee might last all day.· The sergeant has denied assault, in a trial that's expected to last five days.· A hartal lasts a day, two, or three.· If the engagement lasts several days, like this festival, the first half drags.· Barton only lasted one day in the new spot, with its slightly different stance, before the knee began bothering him.
· We spent a few days talking about our friends in Moscow and Leningrad.· They could be a family spending a day at the beach together.· Vera could have spent all day nagging a waxwork of Jack and never realised...· But because of the blizzard nearly all federal workers here were forced to spend another day away from the office.· Shattered by this thought he had emptied the cocktail cabinet, only to spend the next day nursing a monumental hangover.· Jane was spending the day with the girls, who were awestruck by it all now.· Silly-Willie spent most of his days shut in a back room.· Or you could spend a day playing home handyman as you finally fix all that chronic household deterioration.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • By election day, many observers will question why Bill Clinton and Bob Dole were nominated and why they are running.
  • It was July 1, almost Independence Day.
  • Legislation to outlaw Christmas Day trading looks set to be in place in time for this year's festive period.
  • She has a rat on top of the living room door on Christmas Day, for example, and it will last her two days.
  • Then came the Christmas Day massacre, by an Inkatha mob several hundred strong.
  • It's three years to the day since Tony Alliss died from gunshot wounds.
  • Mary spends her days writing love letters.
  • She ended her days in poverty.
  • I think Harry's days as a bachelor are numbered.
  • But if the church has its way, the garden's days are numbered.
  • He knows his days are numbered.
  • If Gordon Gekko is still around, his days are numbered.
  • My image flickers and your days are numbered.
  • Whatever the protests, it seems that Hospital's days are numbered.
  • The same exercises can get boring if you do them day after day.
  • How, he asked himself, how could one put up with that, day after day.
  • On the radio, the same things get hashed and rehashed, over and over, day after day.
  • Otherwise, day after day, a restlessness had seized her again, to be afraid.
  • She saw in her mind the woman who sat in the same seat day after day.
  • Smashing down mogul fields all day long, day after day, sounds great to skiers in their 20s.
  • The day before, I was on the battlefield with them, on the floor day after day...
  • The jobs are nothing - just the same thing, day after day.
  • The whole office, we just observed this stuff as it was happening, day after day.
  • Property values can vary from day to day.
  • And there is considerable sameness in what we do from day to day.
  • Like telephone charges, they can be varied from day to day and between evenings and rush hours.
  • Since interest rates fluctuate from day to day, the prices of seasoned bonds also fluctuate.
  • The amount of force needed to lock them will vary considerably from aircraft to aircraft and even perhaps from day to day.
  • The children became wild, and the atmosphere from day to day grew more disturbing to the rest of the school.
  • The frequency and extent of the roll varies from day to day and from one set of conditions to another.
  • The practical problems for an artist working in the streets, markets or in the homes various enormously from day to day.
  • They took turns retelling the stories to each other, and from day to day Alvin never forgot whose turn it was.
  • Day by day Jeffrey began to feel better.
  • But expectations seemed to diminish day by day over the last week.
  • Candidates became steadily more visible day by day throughout the campaign, however.
  • He can sense the options as they come and go, day by day.
  • Marion and I are living day by day.
  • She gets weaker day by day.
  • That generates an attitude of formal control, instead of the day by day probing and checking that should be practised.
  • This bid changes day by day.
  • Y., the investigation is moving forward the same way: day by day.
  • My next door neighbor's dog barks day and night.
  • Does that thing play night and day, Harding?
  • Even those who live in the City must wear spectacles night and day.
  • He is sleepless, crying out night and day.
  • I had to be at his beck and call, night and day.
  • Leave pumped water to run night and day to increase oxygen content; add more water if needed.
  • Seizing upon this opportunity, the Santanistas worked night and day to undermine the Herrera administration.
  • She drove me crazy, night and day, she wanted sneakers, she wanted sneakers.
  • The only way into his protective case was through a little trap door he kept locked night and day.
► day out
  • His work isn't usually this bad - he must have had an off day.
  • They must now get a result against free scoring Glenavon next Saturday and hope Bangor have an off day at Comrades.
  • You will have off days when you are tired or a bit under the weather.
  • Go on, tell him you like his new suit. It'll make his day!
  • Sherry's phone call really made my day.
  • Your smile makes my day.
  • A little skimmer bream is my fourth fish of the day and the first I have had to net.
  • The fish of the day, a grilled sole, was of the same ilk.
► be all in a day’s work► take each day as it comes
  • But on the day of reckoning a divided Kurdistan could be a fatally weakened one.
  • If they do that they will merely be putting off the day of reckoning.
  • The idea of training hard for the jump was soon shelved and the day of reckoning drew nearer.
  • The smoke and sound told her the day of reckoning had begun.
  • When the day of reckoning finally arrived, the truth was found to lie well in the middle ground between these extremes.
  • Yet year by year, the day of reckoning grows closer, and nothing is being done.
  • "Everything okay?" "Oh, it's just been one of those days."
  • After all, it's not every day you win an arena referendum and a game against the defending champion Lakers.
  • It's not every day a young woman pulls a gun on a burglar.
  • Well, it's not every day, is it?
  • We were going into New York for the concert anyway, so we decided to make a day of it.
  • Imagine how lovely it would be - you could take the whole family and make a day of it.
  • They make a day of it, tailgating before the game and, weather permitting, after it, too.
► make my day
  • ``Bill says he'll wash the dishes tonight.'' ``That'll be the day!''
  • The day I call you Chief Rabbit, Hazel, that 'll be the day, that will!
  • Hurry up, we don't have all day!
  • But Sally does not have all day here.
  • It's not every day that a helicopter sits down in your backyard.
  • After all, it's not every day you win an arena referendum and a game against the defending champion Lakers.
  • It's not every day a young woman pulls a gun on a burglar.
  • Well, it's not every day, is it?
► back in the day
  • I'm on days this week.
  • But it was on days like these that one longed for a friend, hoped for a caller.
  • It was on days like these that the emptiness came back and one grew desperate.
  • It worked till Thursday, but then Amy was on days off and Joe had a cold.
  • When you were on days, you had a bunch of forms.
► 40/50/60 etc if he’s/she’s a day► somebody’s/something’s dayPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► day after day/year after year etc► all-day/all-night
  • And he also had long discussions with the actors when they rehearsed the dialogue during the week before shooting began.
  • Barbara Walters found time the week before her swirl of Inaugural engagements as the date of Sen.
  • Even the day before the King died!
  • If she laid at dawn, like most birds, she would have to have prepared the day before.
  • That is equivalent to the day before Thanksgiving, Black Wednesday, in industry parlance.
  • The final winner will be announced the week before Super Bowl.
  • The move came the day before high school players are allowed to sign letters-of-intent with college programs.
  • The observers of gonorrhoea in the days before effective treatment was available vividly described the symptoms of acute gonococcal urethritis.
  • Have you ever in all your born days seen the like?
  • I never saw so many snarls in all my born days.
  • Old blackout curtains staunch the break of day.
  • As the war proceeded, however, several started operating by night and with all the lights blacked out.
  • At my home in Tucson, summer days that reach I1O0F may be followed by nights that drop to 700F.
  • He slept more than any other president, whether by day or by night.
  • Look at the teamster on the highway, wending to market by day or night; does any divinity stir within him?
  • On the Earth there is regularly more evaporation - effusions of water vapour from the surface - by day than by night.
  • The legend concerns three builders of a castle who found that the work they did by day was undone by night.
  • Very often bream have remarkably fixed movements and follow the same watery paths day by day.
  • Bundles of papers and piles of books guarded secrets from a bygone age.
  • He had impeccable manners that somehow always reminded you of an older, bygone age.
  • In bygone days the Arms Park had an almost mystical quality for them.
  • In bygone days, both railroad and stagecoach deposited visitors in nearby Point Reyes Station.
  • Miss Piggy, Kermit and the rest now come across as symbols of a bygone era.
  • One of the first examples of a curvilinear glasshouse, it stands as a reminder of bygone eras in Belfast's history.
  • Since the reprise of coach John Robinson, who brought national championships in a different, bygone era.
  • They appear now to be products of a bygone age.
  • Come on, guys, let's call it a day.
  • Look, we're all tired - let's call it a day.
  • We realized we weren't going to get the job finished, so we decided to call it a day.
  • But yesterday he announced he was calling it a day.
  • By 1 p.m. we had another forty-five sheep on deck and decided to call it a day.
  • He decided to call it a day after doctors told him he had lost the other testicle.
  • It's time I called it a day.
  • It would do this twice more and then call it a day.
  • Mishak and Malaika call it a day.
  • So he agreed to call it a day.
  • Time to call it a day, ladies.
  • I knew that, in the cold light of day, he held all the aces.
  • Night-time madness isn't appealing, seen in the cold light of day.
  • Alice knew then that my father would haunt her for years to come.
  • Even a couple of weeks down under will have you waltzing with Matilda for years to come.
  • He spoke about that afternoon for days to come.
  • It's the players who will suffer because of this, not just this week but for years to come.
  • Mr Clark says his department will be collecting poll tax arrears for years to come.
  • Prices then gave way to concern driving activity will be reduced for days to come.
  • The responsibility was going to haunt him for years to come.
  • We will be struggling with these issues for years to come.
  • Be in no doubt that in years to come, this will become the greatest budget driver's car of them all.
  • He is promised a great name in days to come.
  • I think that in years to come they are bound to be looked back on as an aberration.
  • Just think in years to come lots of people could be hunting.
  • The combination could make him an even more formidable figure in years to come.
  • The housing needs of the elderly, in particular, must be a prominent policy issue in years to come.
  • There would be plenty of time for them in years to come, she thought wearily.
  • To taxonomy, though, their essence lies in years to come.
► come July/next year/the next day etc► be counting (down) the minutes/hours/days► the day of judgment
  • Also the day-to-day work of schools and the task of assessing pupils assumed a higher importance than the development of new curriculum.
  • But since the arrival of Robins, he has taken a backseat role with day-to-day business being handled by the new chairman.
  • Directors were given the exclusive right to manage the day-to-day business of the company.
  • In our day-to-day lives, including day-to-day scientific lives, we have little need of such confirmed hypotheses.
  • It also recognises that day-to-day business and executive authority is vested in line management.
  • Justices, of course, are accustomed, as part of their day-to-day work, to assessing costs of comparatively small amounts.
  • The problem arises because there is nothing in our day-to-day life to provide us with sufficient exercise.
  • While with the Chargers for the past two years, McNeely oversaw the day-to-day business operations.
► your good deed for the day► every dog has its/his day
  • He chose Everton over Arsenal and will regret that decision to his dying day.
  • He would insist to his dying day that an arctic wolf had savaged him.
  • Nixon believed to his dying day, and with good reason, that Kennedy had stolen the contest, especially in Illinois.
  • At the end of the day, it's just too much money to spend.
  • At the end of the day, the best team won.
  • You may be working for yourself but at the end of the day you still have to pay tax on what you earn.
  • And that is, at the end of the day, the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful business.
  • Because, at the end of the day, professional regulation is in the best interests of both auditors and the public.
  • It was not unusual for them to have a snack at the end of the day.
  • Prayers must be moved at the end of the day's business, an unpopular time.
  • So when Summerchild steps out up Whitehall at the end of the day he is still hugging their secret madness to himself.
  • The hours of work were reduced so that the hands were not exhausted at the end of the day.
  • We regularly baked some at the end of the day and held a little milk and cookie ritual.
  • You realize that at the end of the day.
  • Big dumps frequently bury lift-control shacks and loading ramps for days on end.
  • Chained in an upright stance for weeks on end, iron collars about their necks, with no hope of reprieve.
  • He would go off into the mountains for days on end.
  • How you hate being shipped off to Long Island for weeks on end during the summer.
  • Lately she stays in her house for days on end, goes out only to get food.
  • Sometimes he would not leave his room for days on end.
  • They'd be talking for days on end.
  • Untouched, and for days on end, ignored, he was not a child and not a man.
► end your days
  • Putting off the evil hour, she suspected.
  • Politicians and the media have had a field day with the incident.
  • Any bacteria that may be in the food will have a field day and grow.
  • In such situations, information biases have a field day...
  • The court was agog and the journalists continued to scribble away, knowing they were about to have a field day.
  • The slippery, deceptive Mr Clinton will have a field day.
  • The tabloid newspapers would have a field day.
  • They'd have a field day.
  • Well, the crackpots will have a field day with these revelations, Holmes!
  • It looked like being a filthy night.
► five a day
  • It was resolved that from this day forward they shall be called by the name of the Veterinary College, London.
► from day to day/from minute to minute etc► give somebody time/a few weeks/all day etc
  • I don't like those fancy French desserts. Give me a bowl of chocolate ice cream any day.
  • And so this rural scene to which we had escaped gave me a frame of reference to understand my parents.
  • Half an hour later, I was in a forest eating the bread they had given me.
  • I gave her your number and told her to give me five minutes to warn you first.
  • Just give me the one with 80 percent meat, 20 percent filler.
  • Minna pulled away and gave me a look that was part triumph and part astonishment.
  • Thelma, haggard and overly lipsticked, gave me a refill.
  • They'd be sorry for me, they'd give me whisky and aspirins and send me to a psychiatrist.
  • This gave me more information about the teams than any of the other committee members had.
  • I fondly remember our glory days on the high school football team.
  • But, despite their huge resources and the backing of Fiat, their glory days are in the past.
  • But, oh, those glory days between ages 2 and 6.
  • He plunged himself back into work, and 1998 was his finest period since the glory days of the late 70s.
  • In their glory days the Raiders were a lot of things.
  • Strange then that all I can think about is those sunny, glory days.
  • The 1930s were the glory days.
  • Those glory, glory days of Collectivism United are over.
  • Going to a movie only cost a five cents in the good old days.
  • A full-tilt throwback to the good old days of Tres Hombres and Fandango.
  • But those were the good old days.
  • For the weapons scientists, the good old days are over.
  • Gone from our ken the iron horse, Those were the good old days ... of course.
  • In the good old days of rampant dualism, the mind was rarely mentioned in polite society.
  • In the good old days you had lots of career men.
  • Switch on your television set these days and you can bask in the warmth of the good old days.
  • This isn t a wild club night in the good old days of Ibiza.
  • I felt miserable and realised the hair of my dreams had turned into the worst bad hair day you could imagine.
  • Your basic bad hair day at the photo lab.
  • But the halcyon days were short-lived.
  • For a time the halcyon days of 1825 returned.
  • He wrote and thanked the Lord Treasurer for restoring his halcyon days, showing his love for Halling.
  • Hot, halcyon days of sunshine and vapour trails, butterflies and crammed picnic baskets.
  • It was from those halcyon days that the following story dates.
  • The post-merger period amounted to halcyon days for Hook Harris.
  • Who, in its halcyon days, imagined Carthage a ballroom for the wind?
  • You're in a dreary barn of a place, its halcyon days long gone.
  • But Joe was concerned about the heavy schedule he had to keep in order to maintain that income.
  • I understand the importance of the statement, but we have a heavy day ahead of us.
  • Quite apart from the vines, I have a heavy day ahead of me - a lot of serious talking to do.
  • The distant baying of a hound tugged at the heavy day.
  • We have a very heavy day ahead of us.
► ten days hence/five months hence etc
  • They were people who really let themselves go on high days and holidays, not likely to fuss about anything left over.
  • I didn't know myself where the house was until the week before last.
  • In the week before last, claims rose by 22, 000.
  • The Sunday newspaper articles had come out the week before last, and were still bringing in letters.
► it’s (a little/bit) late in the day (to do something)► a latter-day Versailles/Tsar/Robin Hood etc► never let a day/week/year etc go by without doing something
  • But at least none of them saw the light of print - until today's souvenir edition.
  • From two blocks away you can see the light radiating up into the sky.
  • Get to the back of the drawers and cupboards - areas which don't often see the light of day.
  • He say if you afraid of the truth to get back in the shadows cause you never will see the light.
  • I can see the light under Marie's door, but there's no noise or nothing.
  • I never sold a garment or got an order from this source, I wonder if they saw the light of day.
  • I saw the light widening in the window, but I could not make myself get up.
  • On a clear night, you could see the lights of Saigon.
  • A conciliatory gesture, some argued, would appease the cardinal and Holy Trinity would live to fight another day.
  • By his diplomacy, it was true, Gordon had lived to fight another day.
  • Having lived to fight another day, Mayer did - with Sam Goldwyn.
  • Or will they live to fight another day?
  • Pol pot lives to fight another day despite butchering millions of his people.
  • The choice for us was whether to take a strike unprepared or to live to fight another day.
  • Just went around in my wrapper all the livelong day, my mama would faint.
  • He just sat at a table ticking off numbers all day long.
  • He loved growing things, and in Florida he could work his garden all year long.
  • I suppose that if we include New Zealand, we can claim to have new season lamb practically all year long.
  • She'd sail the lake all day long if I let her.
  • Smashing down mogul fields all day long, day after day, sounds great to skiers in their 20s.
  • So all day long her thoughts fought with each other.
  • The docks were experiencing a boom in trade and all day long a steady stream of customers came and went.
  • There is just so little meaning in what I do almost all day long!
  • "Look at the size of the fish I caught!" "It must be your lucky day!"
  • Anyway, that day was obviously a lucky day.
  • But it was Swindon's lucky day.
  • Friday used to be considered a lucky day for weddings in Gerrnany.
  • It was not her lucky day.
  • Read the stars in the magazines and the paper: Today is your lucky day.
  • Why don't you make a day of it and have lunch with us?
  • I had known Sophie for about three months by then, and she insisted on making an evening of it.
  • Imagine how lovely it would be - you could take the whole family and make a day of it.
  • They make a day of it, tailgating before the game and, weather permitting, after it, too.
► many’s the time/day etc (that/when)► a day’s march/two weeks’ march etc► name the day/date
  • A new life began for the and for many.
  • After an experience like that, each new day you are granted has a special meaning.
  • Her new life in London had become tainted with the deaths of adoring males.
  • Of course it did herald a new era ... in the second division.
  • The new era of riots overlapped the nonviolent phase of the black liberation struggle.
  • The nation was at a critical turning point, self-consciously entering a new era.
  • This is our new life, beginning today.
  • From them I learned that the coronation was to be on the day after next, and not in three weeks.
  • I think it might be the week after next.
  • The case will be heard in London's High Court the week after next.
  • We shall meet the day after next.
  • We won't be able to cut the grass the week after next, as I'd hoped.
► have a nice day!► night and day/day and night► night or day/day or night► a nine days’ wonder
  • But any day now, his two agents should be arriving from Aden.
  • For the black and white believers who gathered at Azusa Street, the answer was simple: any day now.
  • His task force is set to deliver its report any day now.
  • It should be 239-any minute now.
  • The chip set is currently in pre-production; high volume production is due to begin any day now.
  • The right guy would come along any minute now.
  • They said they were sending along at once, so they should be here any minute now.
  • This bloody border war could flare up any day now.
  • But if the church has its way, the garden's days are numbered.
  • He knows his days are numbered.
  • If Gordon Gekko is still around, his days are numbered.
  • My image flickers and your days are numbered.
  • Whatever the protests, it seems that Hospital's days are numbered.
  • However, on the odd occasion that I purchase fish elsewhere, I do quarantine the fish for two weeks.
  • Not on the odd occasion, but each time they took this fit.
  • On the odd occasion the jollities would get out of hand and the fists would fly.
  • This doesn't matter on the odd occasion; it is only a problem if it occurs regularly.
  • We've been working on the Panch Chule expedition for a year, but it's just the odd day basically.
  • We just used to banter, have the odd drink together, fool around in the snow.
  • And besides, pretty women have such off days, don't they?
  • If the defense has an off day, the offense usually steps up.
  • Obviously the market is having an off day, and this is a marvellous opportunity for you to double your stake.
  • On off days he could sound tired, and sometimes excitement carried him away to an excess of length.
  • Perhaps Beau was having an off day?
  • They must now get a result against free scoring Glenavon next Saturday and rely on Bangor having an off day at Comrades.
► the good old days/the bad old days
  • And yet nothing is like it was in the old days.
  • He was in Toksu Palace, where he had enjoyed the evening, reminiscing with attendants about the old days.
  • In the old days he could've swallowed a six-pack in half an hour and then gone out and walked a tightrope.
  • It was like the old days, and it was very moving.
  • They did what in the old days was ascribed to demons.
  • They would have ordered things differently in the old days.
  • In the olden days, players didn't wear numbers on their jerseys.
  • Mainframes were bought by Data Processing Managers in the olden days.
  • Often in olden days would I be lifted up, and up, and up, for the sake of my plays.
  • We never used to have wind and rain during autumn in the olden days.
  • What we used to do - you know in the olden days, the ladies used to use stays.
  • Everything, all in one year.
  • I've always said you'd hurt yourself one day.
  • In the tiny northern town of Sugar Hill, the police chief picks one day a month and issues tickets.
  • Mr Emery reopened his store one day after his arrest, and said he will sell marijuana seeds by mail order.
  • She remembered going with her father one day, and being dreadfully bored.
  • That includes one day, May 26, when the collar was invoked twice -- both on declines.
  • They may be more concerned about pain, or being sent home from the hospital after one day.
  • We prospectively followed up 50 patients with healed ulcers for one year.
  • Casual clothes will be the order of the day.
  • Downsizing was the order of the day, and thousands of jobs were lost.
  • Here, too, politics was the order of the day.
  • In terms of the international economy, free trade was the order of the day.
  • Passive acceptance would be the order of the day.
  • Realism was the order of the day on all sides.
  • Repression, Government spies and agents provocateur were the order of the day.
  • Spontaneity and whim are the order of the day.
  • Another feller came the other day to get some, too.
  • C., your man Stafford called the other day.
  • He won on his seasonal debut at Chepstow last month and wasn't at all disgraced when third at Ascot the other day.
  • I caught Cam looking at me the other day.
  • I had a letter from Benedicta the other day.
  • I just saw one the other day, buying cheese.
  • Isn't the sea calmer than the other day?
  • Yeah, she did that the other day in the car.
  • He might supplant Jones before the year is out.
  • There will be many more surprises before the year is out.
  • Voice over Meanwhile up to 1,000 more break-ins are expected in Gloucestershire before the year is out.
► pass the time of day (with somebody)
  • As a young woman, she was pretty, slender, and graceful and she remained so with the passing years.
  • Dent is a throwback to medieval times bypassed by modern progress, an anachronism that has survived the passing years.
  • Over the passing years, time had been cruel to nearly everybody else.
  • Over the passing years, time had been kind to Caduta Massi.
  • The passing years took their toll, of course, and he did go into a decline when Grandmother died.
  • Through the passing days, the biting cruelty of it all slowly healed, leaving only the scar tissue.
  • A group of mums working on a one day per week rota can look after the arrangements for this.
  • Action potentials zip down axons at about 225 miles per hour.
  • At room temperature, atoms normally fly around at speeds of hundreds or thousands of miles per hour.
  • Make a conscious effort to drink less tea and coffee - about one or two cups per day.
  • Pony treks from the East Farm are priced at £8 per hour, 7 days a week.
  • Prices vary enormously for group holidays but a typical price would be somewhere in the region of £25 per person per day.
  • Singe bikes cost $ 3. 50 per hour, tandems $ 5 per hour.
  • These couples averaged 2.44 copulations per week.
  • Traditional Indian pottery designs are still used in the present day.
  • Cheque Thanks to the generosity of the Order the centre is ready to meet those needs in the present day and age.
  • It is certainly the case that sentencing practice to the present day has manifested an uneasy and uneven relationship between the two.
  • Music since 1945 A survey of the principal technical and aesthetic trends in music to the present day, including electro-acoustic music.
  • Oh, what a lesson to the world it is, even at the present day!
  • The strict settlement method is rarely used at the present day.
  • They are ill-adapted, obviously, to the present day: but they survive in isolated areas.
  • This has continued in use to the present day and carries a vast traffic between Oxford and Coventry and Birmingham.
  • Chapter 8 provides a summary of the findings from the previous chapters and draws conclusions.
  • If the previous chapter of this Report is taken seriously, however, there is a challenge which faces us all.
  • In the previous chapter we hypothesized that potential entrants assume that the industry price will not be affected by their entry.
  • Instead of travelling with the security truck carrying the money, Morgan had checked out the area round the bank the previous day.
  • Perceptions of health status One aspect of health status omitted from the previous chapter on morbidity relates to perceived health status.
  • The Coroner's inquest had been held in Southwold the previous day and he had attended with Evelyn.
  • The detailed history in the previous chapters has given an account of Ian Paisley's personal combination of religion and politics.
  • The temperature then was 41 after the game was postponed the previous day because of freezing rain and snow.
  • Put it in a box in your guitar case and save it for a rainy day.
► Rome wasn’t built in a day
  • Will saved the day by lending me his suit for the interview.
  • And not even Glen Hoddle's magic touch could save the day.
  • He brings her in, he saves the day.
  • It's only five minutes long but it saves the day.
  • It was not then too late to save the day...
  • The Grand Duke walked impressively in to save the day.
  • The servant: Clumsy, but he saved the day.
  • Then Linighan saved the day for Town with a crucial tackle on Banger.
  • What saves the day, then, is also what ruins the day: difference.
  • Ms. Davis's car had certainly seen better days.
  • Virginia's car had definitely seen better days.
  • We are working at Nanking University, in rather cramped and primitive conditions, for the buildings have seen better days.
  • Business contracts go through armies of lawyers before they see the light of day.
  • Most observers predict the bill won't see the light of day until at least January.
  • And eventually, Guinness as we know it, rich subtle and dark, is ready to see the light of day.
  • Get to the back of the drawers and cupboards - areas which don't often see the light of day.
  • I am not too worried about the new council tax because I doubt whether it will see the light of day.
  • I never sold a garment or got an order from this source, I wonder if they saw the light of day.
  • Many of Brindley's ideas were regarded as the hair-brained schemes of a madman which would never see the light of day.
  • Sadly, for it was a lively, largely autobiographical piece, it would never see the light of day.
  • The implication must be that a lot of bids are being planned but never see the light of day.
  • There's so much good stuff that has never seen the light of day.
► we’re/you’re talking £500/three days etc► in 10 days’/five years’/a few minutes’ etc time► pass the time of day (with somebody)► days turned into weeks/months turned into years etc
  • Every second of his waking hours, he was watched.
  • He inhales desert lore and data all his waking hours.
  • Indeed we sometimes spend a lot of our waking hours making sure that everything is as secure as we can make it.
  • Real will is an attribute of consciousness, not of the sleep in which most people pass their waking lives.
  • She still wanted to look as she did in waking life, but there were improvements she could make.
  • Some people wrestle with their problems until the very last minutes of their waking hours.
  • The documentation that he signed said, observe this resident one on one during waking hours.
  • We were young and our waking hours were given to games.
  • Let's while away the hours swapping stories.
  • Defiance feels good, but it won't win the day.
  • On this occasion the strikers won the day and were given a pay increase of 20%.
  • And so all would have been lost and death would have won the day.
  • But the idea won the day.
  • By noon he had obtained Nate's approval and had won the day.
  • Did defiance win the day for Jack?
  • In effect, Joyce and National Socialism were to win the day.
  • The eunuchs have won the day.
  • The second touchdown, though, is what actually won the day.
  • Their persuasiveness will win the day.
  • Apparently, too, Rosie enjoyed herself after working hours.
  • At the end of the working day most of us retreat to families and/or partners and play other parts.
  • Items must be posted at post office counters in advance of latest recommended posting times for next working day delivery.
  • Remember, your spouse may not be used to having you home during working hours.
  • The whole operation was based on 50 journeys or rounds, one for each vehicle on every working day of the week.
  • These, as we now know, involve everything from environmental considerations to limits on the working hours of employees.
  • They had only three working days in which to prepare the defence against the new charge.
  • They took long lunches and went to barbershops, beauty parlors, bathhouses, and tearooms during working hours.
  • A massive 3,324, working days were lost because of depressive illnesses between and in Northern Ireland alone.
  • Additional reports e.g. showing approved entries and responsible lexicographer, will be produced within one working day when required.
  • As if to signal that the working day was about to begin, the telephone rang.
  • In many areas the Hearing is held on the first working day after the removal of the child.
  • Since the scheme was introduced, only motorists with special passes are allowed to use Ipswich Street during the working day.
  • They proceed not to turn up on Monday, the next working day.
  • This downward trend was so significant during this period that the average working day fell by around 1 hour.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnoundaymiddayadjectivedailyadverbdaily
124 hours [countable] a period of 24 hours:  We spent three days in Paris. ‘What day is it today?’ ‘Friday.’ He left two days ago. I’ll call you in a couple of days.on a ... day We’ll have to hold the party on a different day.(on) that/the following/the previous day (=during a particular day) What really happened on that day so long ago? Over 10,000 soldiers died on that one day in January. The following day, a letter arrived. I saw Jane the day before yesterday. We’re leaving for New York the day after tomorrow. I got an email from Sue the other day (=a few days ago). Women generally use up about 2,000 calories a day (=each day).2not night [countable, uncountable] the period of time between when it gets light in the morning and when it gets dark OPP  night:  She only leaves her house during the day. It was a cold blustery day. Kept in that dark cell, I could no longer tell whether it was day or night.on a ... day She first met Steve on a cold but sunny day in March.by day (=during the day) Owls usually sleep by day and hunt by night. The day dawned (=started) bright and clear.3when you are awake [countable usually singular] the time during the day when you are awake and active:  His day begins at six. Jackie starts the day with a few gentle exercises. Sometimes I feel I just can’t face another day. It’s been a long day (=used when you have been awake and busy for a long time).all day (long) I’ve been studying all day. I’m beat!4time at work [countable] the time you spend doing your job during a 24-hour period:  I work a ten-hour day. Rail workers are campaigning for a shorter working day. I’ve got a day off (=a day when I do not have to go to work) tomorrow.5past [countable] used to talk about a time in the past:  I knew him pretty well from his days as a DJ in the Bounty Club (=from when he was a DJ). I always used to do the cooking in the early days of our marriage. Not much was known about the dangers of smoking in those days (=then). They were very much opposed to the government of the day (=that existed then). One day (=on a day in the past), a mysterious stranger called at the house. From day one (=from the beginning), I knew I wouldn’t get on with him. In my day (=in the past, when I was young), kids used to have some respect for their elders.in somebody’s student/army/childhood etc days (=in the past when someone was a student etc) I used to run six miles a day in my army days.those were the days spoken (=used to talk about a time in the past you think was better than now) We used to stay in bed all morning and party all night. Those were the days!6now [countable] used to talk about the situation that exists now:  I don’t do much exercise these days (=now). It’s incredible that such attitudes still exist in this day and age (=used to express disapproval that something still exists now). To this day (=until and including now), he denies any involvement in the crime.up to/until/to the present day (=until and including now) This tradition has continued right up until the present day.7future [countable] used to talk about a time in the futureone day/some day (=some time in the future) I’d like to go and visit the States one day. Some day we might get him to see sense. One of these days (=some time soon) I’m going to walk right out of here and never come back. Kelly’s expecting the baby any day now (=very soon). The day will come (=the time will come) when he won’t be able to care for himself anymore.8somebody’s/something’s day a successful period of time in someone’s life or in something’s existence:  My uncle was a famous radio personality in his day (=at the time he was most successful). Don’t be too disappointed you didn’t win – your day will come (=you will be successful in the future). Game shows like that have had their day (=were successful in the past, but are not anymore).9Independence/election/Christmas etc day a day on which a particular event or celebration takes place:  Rioting broke out just three days before polling day.10five/three/nine etc years to the day exactly five years etc:  It’s two years to the day since he died.11somebody’s days someone’s life:  She ended her days in poverty.12somebody’s/something’s days are numbered used to say that someone or something will not exist for much longer:  It seems that the hospital’s days are numbered.13day after day (also day in day out) continuously for a long time in a way that is annoying or boring:  I couldn’t stand sitting at a desk day after day.14from day to day (also from one day to the next) if a situation changes from day to day or from one day to the next, it changes often:  I never know from day to day what I’m going to be doing. His moods swung wildly from one day to the next. → day-to-day, → live from day to day at live1(5)15day by day slowly and gradually:  Her health was improving day by day.16night and day (also day and night) all the time SYN  continuously:  Being together night and day can put a great pressure on any relationship.17day out especially British English a trip you make for pleasure on a particular day:  A visit to the caves makes a fascinating and exciting day out for all the family.18have an off day to be less successful or happy than usual, for no particular reason:  Even the greatest athletes have their off days.19make somebody’s day to make someone very happy:  Hearing her voice on the phone really made my day.20soup/dish/fish etc of the day a soup, meal etc that a restaurant serves on a particular day in addition to the meals they always offer21be all in a day’s work if something difficult, unpleasant, or unusual is all in a day’s work for someone, it is a normal part of their job22take each day as it comes (also take it one day at a time) to deal with something as it happens and not worry about the future:  Since I had the accident, I’ve learned to take each day as it comes.23the day of reckoning a time when you have to deal with the bad results of something you did in the pastSPOKEN PHRASES24it’s (just) one of those days used to say that everything seems to be going wrong25it’s not somebody’s day used when several unpleasant things have happened to someone in one day:  It wasn’t Chris’s day – he overslept and then his car broke down.26make a day of it British English to spend all day doing something for pleasure:  If the weather’s nice, we’ll make a day of it and take a picnic.27make my day used when warning someone that if they try to do something, you will enjoy stopping, defeating, or punishing them etc. This phrase was made popular by Clint Eastwood in the film ‘Dirty Harry’.28that’ll be the day used to say that you think something is very unlikely to happen:  ‘Bill says he’s going to start going to the gym.’ ‘That’ll be the day!’29I/we don’t have all day used to say that you want someone to do something faster because you do not have enough time to wait for them to finish:  Hurry up! I haven’t got all day!30it’s not every day (that) used to say that something does not happen often and is therefore very special:  Let’s go out and celebrate. After all, it’s not every day you get a new job.31back in the day a long time ago, when you were much younger32be on days to work during the day at a job you sometimes have to do at night:  I’m on days this week.3340/50/60 etc if he’s/she’s a day used to emphasize that someone is at least as old as you are saying:  She’s ninety if she’s a day. → at the end of the day at end1(11), → call it a day at call1(10), → carry the day at carry1(22), → the early days at early1(1), → every dog (has) its day at dog1(11), → the good old days at old(8), → half day, → have a field day at field day(1), → it’s early days at early1(3), → it’s (a little) late in the day at late1(8), → it’s somebody’s lucky day at lucky(5), → (live to) see the day at see1(22), → name the day at name2(6), → open day, → save the day at save1(12), → speech day, sports dayGRAMMAR: Patterns with dayon a day• Something happens on a particular day: · We met on our first day at college. ✗Don’t say: in our first dayin the day• You use in the day when saying that something happens regularly during the time between dawn and sunset: · It gets very hot in the day.· She works at night and sleeps in the day. ✗Don’t say: She sleeps on the day.by day• By day is very similar in meaning to in the day. It is used especially to make a contrast between the night and the day: · He’s an office worker by day and a club DJ by night.all day• If you do something all day, you do it during all or most of the time between dawn and sunset: · We’ve been driving all day.· The restaurant serves food all day. ✗Don’t say: all the dayCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + dayevery/each day· The museum is open to visitors every day.the same day· Similar student protests took place on the same day in other towns.the next/the following day (=the day after something happened in the past)· The story was in the newspaper the following day.the previous day (=the day before something happened in the past)· I had been to the doctor the previous day.a big day (=a day when something important is arranged to take place)· Just before the big day the team was training 6 days a week.a holy day· Friday is the Muslim holy day.a historic day (=a day when an event that is historically important happens)· This was a historic day for the space program.a school day (=a day when children go to school)· It’s a school day tomorrow, so you need an early night.election/market etc day (=the day when an election, market etc takes place)· Wednesday is market day in Oxford.Christmas/Easter/Independence etc Day· What day of the week is Christmas Day this year?somebody’s wedding day (=the day when someone gets married)· She wanted everything to be perfect for her wedding day.phrasesthe day before yesterday· We arrived in France the day before yesterday.the day after tomorrow· How about meeting for lunch the day after tomorrow?the other day (=a few days ago)· Mark called the other day.24 hours a day (=during the whole day and night)· In Cairo, the streets are busy 24 hours a day.$15/5 grams/50 etc per day (=used when saying how much someone earns or is paid each day)· They get about £45 per day.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3adjectivesa good day (=in which things have happened in the way you want)· Have you had a good day at work?a bad day (=in which things have happened in a way you do not want)· I’ve had a really bad day !a nice/lovely/happy day (=enjoyable)· We’ve had a lovely day at the beach.a beautiful/lovely/glorious day (=with very nice weather)· It was a beautiful day yesterday, wasn’t it?a hard day (=difficult and tiring)· Sit down – you look as though you’ve had a hard day.a long day· I got up at 5 this morning so it’s been a long day.verbshave a good/bad/long etc day· Simon looked as if he’d had a bad day at the office.spend the day doing something· I spent the day shopping with my friends.start the day (=do something at the beginning of a day)· You should start the day with a good breakfast.end the day (=do something at the end of a day)· We ended the day at a little restaurant by the beach.phraseshave a nice/good day! spoken (=used when saying goodbye to someone in a friendly way)· Bye Sam! 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