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day of reckoning

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day of reckoning
a time when something must be dealt with Taking out another loan to cover your debts will only postpone the day of reckoning.
Etymology: based on the Biblical day of reckoning ( the day when God will judge everyone)
See also: day, reckoning


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Of course, this only set back the day of reckoning and seduced us into spending more than we would have spent on a cash basis.
The fall of one small stone cast by the valiant Elijah, known as "the fighting twin," did break the stillness of the woods for a moment, but it did not come within a hundred yards of Minnie, who shouted "Jail Birds" at the top of her lungs and then turned, with an agreeable feeling of excitement, to meet Rebecca, standing perfectly still in the path, with a day of reckoning plainly set forth in her blazing eyes.
Are you well assured that the day of reckoning has come at last?
 
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