name the day

Idioms

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.

Example Sentences

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Other people who are able to name the day of the week for any given date are also able to do it for dates outside of their lifetimes, and they tend to be autistic.

From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2017

At five, employing a formula of his own devising, he could instantly name the day of the week on which any date in history fell.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since that moment she has not been allowed to leave her home, where she is being tutored in court etiquette as she waits for Farouk to name the day.

From Time Magazine Archive

I request you once more, Miss Forest, to name the day of our nuptials.

From A Hero of the Pen by Werner, E.

No use putting off his happiness, he thought; and if he could win the little darling, the wedding should follow soon—as soon as he could persuade her to name the day.

From Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.

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