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day in, day out
day D0044000 (dā)n.1. The period of light between dawn and nightfall; the interval from sunrise to sunset.2. a. The 24-hour period during which the earth completes one rotation on its axis, traditionally measured from midnight to midnight.b. The period during which a celestial body makes a similar rotation.3. One of the numbered 24-hour periods into which a week, month, or year is divided.4. The portion of a 24-hour period that is devoted to work, school, or business: an eight-hour day; a sale that lasted for three days.5. A 24-hour period or a portion of it that is reserved for a certain activity: a day of rest.6. a. A specific, characteristic period in one's lifetime: In Grandmother's day, skirts were long.b. A period of opportunity or prominence: Every defendant is entitled to a day in court. That child will have her day.7. A period of time in history; an era: We studied the tactics used in Napoleon's day. The day of computer science is well upon us.8. days Period of life or activity: The sick cat's days will soon be over.adj.1. Of or relating to the day.2. Working during the day: the day nurse.3. Occurring before nightfall: a day hike.Idioms: day after day For many days; continuously. day in, day out Every day without fail; continuously. one day Someday. one of these days Someday. one of those days A difficult or trying day. these days At present; nowadays.
[Middle English dai, day, from Old English dæg; see agh- in Indo-European roots.]day in, day out
day in, day outA phrase used to describe something that happens routinely or regularly. Day in, day out, I pass that same woman walking her dog. My mom started driving us to school because we would miss the bus day in, day out.See also: outday in, day out continuously or repeatedly over a long period of time.See also: outday ˌin, day ˈout every day for a long period of time: I drive to work day in, day out, and I’m getting tired of spending so much time travelling.See also: out day in, day out Every day without fail; continuously.See also: outday in, day outAll day and every day, regularly, constantly. The expression was so defined in a dialect book by W. Carr in 1828 and was widely used by the end of the century. It was a cliché by the time C. Day Lewis used it in describing his school days in his autobiography, The Buried Day (1960): “One boy . . . was kicked around, jeered at or ostracised, day in day out for several years.”See also: outSee day
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