| 单词 | red-letter day |
| 释义 | Example sentences from the Web for red-letter day
red-letter daySEE SYNONYMS FOR red-letter day ON THESAURUS.COM nouna memorably important or happy occasion Word Origin for red-letter dayC18: from the red letters used in ecclesiastical calendars to indicate saints' days and feasts Words nearby red-letter dayred-lead putty, Redleg, redlegged grasshopper, red-legged partridge, red-letter, red-letter day, red light, red-light district, redline, redlining, red liquor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with red-letter dayred-letter day A special occasion, as in When Jack comes home from his tour of duty, that'll be a red-letter day. This term alludes to the practice of marking feast days and other holy days in red on church calendars, dating from the 1400s. [c. 1700] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cultural definitions for red-letter dayred-letter day A special or memorable day; the expression refers to the old custom of printing holidays in red on calendars: “John got promoted and engaged to be married yesterday; it was truly a red-letter day for him.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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