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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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bad hair dayA day when one's hair seems unmanageable.Rate it:

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every dog has its dayEveryone has a time of success and satisfaction.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.Rate it:

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have a nice dayGoodbye.Rate it:

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same sh*t, different dayThe same everyday problems, just a diffrent day.Rate it:

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win the dayto gain complete victory or success over something or someoneRate it:

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dawn of a new dayA new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.Rate it:

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red letter dayUsually very positive, sometimes very negative.Rate it:

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a day late and a dollar shortCome into the picture minus some necessary fundamental factors or entities.Rate it:

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an apple a day keeps the doctor awayApples are healthy and stave off illness.Eat healthy and you won't get sick.Rate it:

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at the end of the dayA colloquial expression of the twentieth/twenty first century referring as to a summary of events, degree of financial or business success, reference as to having a nice day, achieving preset goals, positive results.Rate it:

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banyan dayIn British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.Rate it:

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catch of the dayA type of fish or other seafood which has been caught and brought to market within more-or-less the last 24 hours.Rate it:

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skreigh o' dayday break, first lightRate it:

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day or nightAt any time; 24/7Rate it:

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all in a day's workA nonchalant dismissal of a significant accomplishment.Rate it:

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as the day is longUnceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.Rate it:

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at the end of the dayIn summary; ultimately.Rate it:

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back in the dayIn the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.Rate it:

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bad hair dayA day when several things seems to be unmanageable or go wrong.Rate it:

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banyan dayIn modern usage it refers to a picnic or cookout for the ship's crew.Rate it:

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call it a dayTo retire.Rate it:

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cold day in HellThe time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.Rate it:

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could go all dayOne has much to say about something, but chooses to say only a fraction of it.Rate it:

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day and ageA time period of years or more.Rate it:

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day larkOne who gets up early in the morning or goes to bed early.Rate it:

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day nurserycrecheRate it:

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day of daysA particularly noteworthy day; the day on which a milestone or especially memorable event occurs.Rate it:

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day of daysSunday, especially Easter Sunday.Rate it:

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day oneThe very beginning.Rate it:

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day outAn excursion, returning home on the same day.Rate it:

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don't give up the day jobAlternative form of don't give up your day jobRate it:

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don't give up your day jobImplying that they could not earn a living from it without other regular employment.Rate it:

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don't quit your day jobAlternative form of don't give up your day jobRate it:

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give the time of dayTo acknowledge somebody; to give somebody any respect or attention.Rate it:

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good dayA dismissal; sometimes used to express annoyance.Rate it:

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good dayA somewhat formal greeting generally used between sunrise and sunset.Rate it:

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happy Valentine's DayA greeting used during Valentine's Day to recognize its celebration.Rate it:

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have seen one's dayTo be at the point in a life cycle or career of no longer being useful or effective; to be worn-out.Rate it:

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i wake up dreaming of a new day, i sleep thinking about how to change it.DreamingRate it:

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in this day and ageIn the current time period of years.Rate it:

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it's a day at the beachIt's a day of fun with no worries.Rate it:

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latter daymodernRate it:

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make my dayA positive incident, development, sidebar success, which heavily solidifies, enhances plans in a particular thrust or agenda:Rate it:

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make someone's dayTo make someone happy or to be a source of satisfaction.Rate it:

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map out my dayList tasks, phone-calls, errands, must-do's, for the day.Rate it:

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market dayUsed other than as an idiom: see market, day.Rate it:

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market dayThe day of the week in which a market is held in some particular location.Rate it:

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match dayThe day graduating medical-school students find out where they will serve as residents.Rate it:

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