day in, day out
Every day; daily; constantly or continuously (especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He does the same work day in, day out.”
“She felt bored because she performed the same repetitive tasks day in, day out at the factory.”
“Living in the remote village, he followed the same quiet routine day in, day out, finding a strange comfort in the unchanging rhythm of his life.”
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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