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day after day

idiom
Meaning

For an indefinite number of days.


Examples
SIMPLE

He sits on that bench day after day.

CONTEXTUAL

Working in the same office, day after day, made her feel like she needed a long vacation.

COMPLEX

The lighthouse keeper watched the horizon, day after day, waiting for a ship that never appeared.

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

    all one's born days

    One's whole life.

  5. 05

    as the day is long

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

  6. 06

    bad hair day

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

  7. 07

    bad old days

    The past, seen as a time when things were worse.

  8. 08

    banyan day

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

Last updated April 17, 2026