a year and a day
A long time.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“They have been waiting for a year and a day.”
“The project took a year and a day to finish, but the final result was worth the wait.”
“After wandering through the wilderness for a year and a day, the traveler finally returned home to find his village completely changed.”
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a cold day in July
The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.
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a day late and a dollar short
Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
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all one's born days
One's whole life.
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as the day is long
Unceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.
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bad hair day
A day when things seem to be unmanageable or go wrong.
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bad old days
The past, seen as a time when things were worse.
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banner year
An especially fruitful year; a year of exceptional production.
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banyan day
In British naval tradition, a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.
Last updated August 10, 2026