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单词 the order of the day
释义

the order of the day

1The prevailing custom or state of affairs: on Sundays, a black suit was the order of the day confusion would seem to be the order of the day...
  • This is the stark reality in a city where cutthroat competition between textile businesses is the order of the day.
  • When the Great Depression came in 1929 and business failures became the order of the day Holt, like everyone else, was placed under tremendous pressure.
  • The affair probably dates back to the hedonistic days, of the late Eighties and early Nineties when conspicuous consumption was the order of the day.

Synonyms

predominant, prevalent, current, customary, established, common, widespread, preponderant, in force, in effect, popular
informal the in thing
2(In a legislature) the business to be considered on a particular day.
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