ENGLISH
REFERENCE

a cold day in July

idiom

The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.


Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    a day late and a dollar short

    Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.

  2. 02

    a year and a day

    A long time.

  3. 03

    as the day is long

    Unceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.

  4. 04

    bad hair day

    A day when things seem to be unmanageable or go wrong.

  5. 05

    banyan day

    In British naval tradition, a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.

  6. 06

    black day

    A day of great disaster, misfortune or unhappiness.

  7. 07

    blow hot and cold

    To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.

  8. 08

    call it a day

    To cease an activity.

© 2026 English Reference