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dawn of a new day

idiom
Meaning

A new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.


Examples
SIMPLE

This promotion feels like the dawn of a new day for me.

CONTEXTUAL

After the long conflict ended, the citizens felt the peace agreement marked the dawn of a new day for their country.

COMPLEX

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.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    a cold day in July

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

  2. 02

    a day late and a dollar short

    Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.

  3. 03

    a year and a day

    A long time.

  4. 04

    as the day is long

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

  5. 05

    bad hair day

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

  6. 06

    banyan day

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

  7. 07

    black day

    A day of great disaster, misfortune or unhappiness.

  8. 08

    call it a day

    To cease an activity.

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