Meaning of rule the day | Babel Free

Definitions

To set the standard which guides behavior; to control a situation, group, strategy, etc.

idiomatic

Examples

“The world was then so light, I scarcely felt the weight; Joy ruled the day, and Love the night.”

“She was a woman of caprices, and her caprices always ruled the day.”

“[C]ommon sense rules the day. . . . Everything can look suspicious, but only the umpires can tell if the ball's condition has been altered.”

“A book about former Treasury chief O'Neill paints a presidency in which ideology and politics rule the day.”

““Vintage watch collecting is growing in scale and value in a way we have never seen before. Condition and rarity are ruling the day in driving prices to new levels.””

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