Red-letter Day - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 red-letter day From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishred-letter dayˌred-ˈletter day noun [countable]    informal a day that you will always remember because something special happened that made you very happyExamples from the Corpusred-letter day• It is also a red-letter day for Bath's Ben Clarke, who makes his debut.• It could mean the difference between a red-letter day and an empty basket.• August 17 was a red-letter day because at last the dorado-catching campaign succeeded.• This was a red-letter day indeed.• Finally the couple may be celebrating a birthday, a wedding anniversary or some other red-letter day. Quizzes Quizzes

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