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day

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ALL IN A DAY'S WORK,

CALL IT A DAY,

CARRY THE DAY,

EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY,

ONE OF THESE DAYS or SOME OF THESE DAYS,

PASS THE TIME OF DAY,

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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