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rue the day

idiom
Meaning

To seriously regret one's actions.


Examples
SIMPLE

You will rue the day you lied to me.

CONTEXTUAL

If you continue to ignore your health, you will surely rue the day you decided to skip your doctor's appointments.

COMPLEX

The king realized too late that his betrayal of the alliance would cause him to rue the day he chose power over loyalty.

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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