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a young man putting chairs up on tables in a cafe as he prepares to leave work at the end of the day

At the end of the day (Phrases with ‘day’, Part 2)

On By Kate WoodfordIn Idioms, the English language20 Comments

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a young man putting chairs up on tables in a cafe as he prepares to leave work at the end of the day
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by Kate Woodford

In a recent post, I looked at phrases containing the word ‘day’, most of which relate in some way to time. Today, I’m considering frequent idioms that feature the word ‘day’. In many of these, the original meaning of ‘day’ isn’t quite as obvious. Continue reading “At the end of the day (Phrases with ‘day’, Part 2)” →

composite photograph of the Beijing skyline seen at several different times of day and night

From one day to the next (Phrases with ‘day’, Part 1)

On By Kate WoodfordIn Idioms, the English language, Vocabulary35 Comments

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composite photograph of the Beijing skyline seen at several different times of day and night
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by Kate Woodford

The word ‘day’ features in a lot of commonly used phrases and idioms so I thought I’d take a look at the most useful ones. This post focuses mainly on phrases rather than idioms. Continue reading “From one day to the next (Phrases with ‘day’, Part 1)” →