name the day

Idioms  

1. Fix the date for a wedding, as in Her parents pressed her to name the day. This expression was first recorded in 1766. However, similar usages for specifying a time, such as name the time, date from the late 1500s.

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Example Sentences

In between the sections, there are extracts from Name the Day, many of them posts from OneCorn, a frequent user who often writes about Genesis — especially the stories of Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham and Lot.

From Los Angeles Times

In as short a time as Mr. Collins’s long speeches would allow, everything was settled between them to the satisfaction of both; and as they entered the house he earnestly entreated her to name the day that was to make him the happiest of men; and though such a solicitation must be waived for the present, the lady felt no inclination to trifle with his happiness.

From Literature

The suspect also reportedly owns another vehicle -- a Jaguar -- that he transferred to another name the day after McCann's disappearance.

From Fox News

The man transferred it to someone else's name the day after she vanished.

From BBC

Ramsay responded by asking Lil Nas X to “name the day.”

From Fox News