dawn of a new day
A new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“This promotion feels like the dawn of a new day for me.”
“After the long conflict ended, the citizens felt the peace agreement marked the dawn of a new day for their country.”
“With the old regime finally dismantled, the people gathered in the streets, sensing that the dawn of a new day had arrived for their nation.”
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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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a year and a day
A long time.
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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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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