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rue the day

rue the day
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [roo stressed th ee dey]
    • /ru stressed ði deɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [roo stressed th ee dey]
    • /ru stressed ði deɪ/

Definitions of rue the day words

  • phrase rue the day If you rue the day that you did something, you are sorry that you did it, because it has had unpleasant results. 0
  • verb rue the day (Idiomatic) to seriously regret one's actions. 0
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Parts of speech for Rue the day

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Rue the day

rue the day popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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