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Meaning of rue the day | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To seriously regret one's actions.

idiomatic

Examples

“I: I think there may be something living in there. I think there may be something alive. Withnail: What d'you mean? A rat? I: It's possible. It's possible. Withnail: Then the fucker will rue the day!”
“As far as they were concerned, he must be ruing the day he ever met Sally.”
Bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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