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good day
interjection
- a conventional expression used at meeting or parting during the daytime.
good day
sentence substitute
- a conventional expression of greeting or farewell used during the day
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of good day1
Idioms and Phrases
Also, good afternoon or evening or morning . Formal ways of saying “Hello” or “Goodbye.” For example, He began rather oddly by addressing the audience with “ Good day ,” or “ Good afternoon, ladies ,” said the sales clerk as we walked out . All these greetings represent an abbreviation of the now obsolete God give you a good day (afternoon, etc.) , which dates from about 1200. Also see good night .Example Sentences
Even on good days, lunch breaks were often a pipe dream.
"Making sure she gets the right start for the day - cereal, a nice sandwich, some fruit - it can really kick-start a good day for her."
Tuesday, Jan. 7, was a good day for the newly minted cast of “Shrek the Musical Jr.”
She said she has "two good days a week, maybe three, and the rest I am shut away".
"I love playing football, love scoring goals, when you do that you can't help but enjoy it. That was reflected in the team as well. It was a good day at the office."
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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