first of never
A nonexistent day; a day that will never come.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He will pay you back on the first of never.”
“When I asked if he would finally finish the project, he laughed and said it would be done on the first of never.”
“The politician promised to lower taxes, but the public knew that such a change would arrive on the first of never.”
The phrase follows the construction of a standard date, composed of a day followed by a month, as in the first of February. It replaces the specific month with a temporal impossibility to indicate a time that will not arrive.
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a wild goose never laid a tame egg
Most things are inherited and predetermined.
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blink first
To be the first party in some situation to give in or back down.
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cast the first stone
To act self-righteously in accusing another person, believing oneself to be blameless.
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come first
To win first place in a competition.
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director of first impressions
A receptionist.
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feet first
In the manner of a deceased person (i.e., dead).
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first among equals
A person or position that is formally of equal rank to others in a group, but nonetheless takes a leading role within that group.
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first and last
A person's combined given name and surname.
Last updated August 10, 2026