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wake up one day

idiom

To undergo an overnight change, often an unplanned one (used with and).


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  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 best one can

    In the best possible way, given one's circumstances and abilities.

  5. 05

    as far as one knows

    To the best of one's knowledge, as far as someone knows or possible information to be gathered about the topic, subject, aspect, or situation.

  6. 06

    as the day is long

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

  7. 07

    back to square one

    Located back at the start, as after a dead end or failure.

  8. 08

    bad hair day

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

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