- rue the day
- Rue the dayThis means that the person will one day bitterly regret what they have done.
The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.
rue the day
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rue the day — If you rue the day you did something, you bitterly regret what you did that day. Lea s father disapproved of Tony. He said she would rue the day she married him … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
he'll rue the day — He ll rue the day that he crossed me. This means that the person will one day bitterly regret what they have done. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
He'll rue the day — He ll rue the day that he crossed me. This means that the person will one day bitterly regret what they have done … Dictionary of English idioms
Back in the Day — Données clés Réalisation James Hunter Scénario James Hunter Michael Raffanello Acteurs principaux Ja rule Tatyana Ali Ving Rhames Pays d’origine … Wikipédia en Français
rue — [ru:] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: hreowan] literary to wish that you had not done something = ↑regret ▪ She learned to rue the day she had met Henri … Dictionary of contemporary English
day — n. 1) a chilly, cool; clear, nice; cloudy; cold; foggy; gloomy; hot, stifling; rainy; sunny; warm day 2) an eventful, field, memorable, red letter day (we had a field day criticizing their report) 3) a holy; opening; visiting; wedding; working… … Combinatory dictionary
rue — rue1 ruer, n. /rooh/, v., rued, ruing, n. v.t. 1. to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly: to rue the loss of opportunities. 2. to wish that (something) had never been done, taken place, etc.: I rue the day he was born. v.i. 3. to feel… … Universalium
rue — [[t]ru͟ː[/t]] rues, ruing, rued 1) VERB If you rue something that you have done, you are sorry that you did it, because it has had unpleasant results. [LITERARY] [V n] Tavare was probably ruing his decision. Syn: regret 2) PHRASE: V inflects If… … English dictionary
rue — verb (T) literary to wish that you had not done something; regret 1 (1): rue the day (that): She learned to rue the day she had met Henri … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rue — I. /ru / (say rooh) verb (rued, ruing) –verb (t) 1. to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly. 2. to wish (that something might never have been done, taken place, etc.): to rue the day one was born. –verb (i) 3. to feel sorrow; be repentant …
