Advertisement
Advertisement
red-letter day
noun
- a memorably important or happy occasion
red-letter day
- A special or memorable day; the expression refers to the old custom of printing holidays in red on calendars: “John got promoted and engaged to be married yesterday; it was truly a red-letter day for him.”
Word History and Origins
Origin of red-letter day1
Idioms and Phrases
A special occasion, as in When Jack comes home from his tour of duty, that'll be a red-letter day . This term alludes to the practice of marking feast days and other holy days in red on church calendars, dating from the 1400s. [c. 1700]Example Sentences
This was a red-letter day in the history of Liverpool's famous old stadium as the new top deck of the Anfield Road Stand was in use for the first time.
His 24 points - his highest tally in a Test match - included two tries, but his kicking, vision and communicative skills laid the foundation for Ireland's red-letter day.
Saturday was a red-letter day for the history of art in Southern California.
It was a red-letter day for Elizebeth, proof that she had lived up to her old dreams of achievement.
Normally he was a jovial man, with an impish sense of humor, but on that red-letter day he was clearly bummed.
Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse