one of those days

Idioms

Also, just one of those days. A day when everything goes wrong, as in The car wouldn't start, I lost my glasses—it was one of those days. This expression was first recorded in 1936.

Example Sentences

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“It was a crazy game, and we had to fight hard. It was one of those days when the referee is against us, and we managed to win,” Kane said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

Tuesday at the 2026 North American World Cup was one of those days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

So I think it's just one of those days where you get two attacks that are on the money for the whole day, and we sit here with 19 wickets down.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

“It’s just one of those days you just tip your cap,” Hernández said of Darvish, who kept the Dodgers guessing with his unpredictable seven-pitch repertoire.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025

And every one of those days, from dawn to dusk, had been more or less the same.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff

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