He sits on that bench day after day.
day after day
idiomFor an indefinite number of days.
Working in the same office, day after day, made her feel like she needed a long vacation.
The lighthouse keeper watched the horizon, day after day, waiting for a ship that never appeared.
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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 April 17, 2026