that'll be the day

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that'll be the day (spoken)

it will never happen A raise in pay? That'll be the day!

Usage notes: said esp. to emphasize something you wish would happen

See also: day

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Byline: Tom Larner THE promise of nostalgia - in the form of classic gold musical hits from the 50s to the 80s - draws people back to That'll Be The Day time and time again. Preview; THAT'LL BE THE DAY Southport Theatre by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) The BUDDY HOLLY album boasts several absolute rock'n'roll classics here, including Peggy Sue, That'll Be The Day, Oh Boy, Maybe Baby and Not Fade Away. bevan's heaven by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) That'll Be The Day, a comic look at the characters behind some of Britain's most memorable music moments, comes to Llandudno's Venue Cymru next Saturday. Rock 'n' roll reinvented; Classic show ready to rock by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			thanks thanks a bunch Thanks a million Thanks a million! Thanks awfully Thanks for the ride Thanks loads thanks to Thanks, but no thanks That ain't hay That ain't no lie That ain't the way I heard it that beats all to pieces That beats everything! That brings me to the point that burns me That depends That does it! That makes two of us that Monday morning feeling That sucks That takes care of that That takes the cake! that very thing That was a [game etc.] and a half! that'll be the day That'll be the day! that'll teach That's a fine how-do-you-do That's a new one on me! That's about the size of it That's all need! That's all needs That's all she wrote That's all she wrote! that's another story That's easy for you to say That's enough for now That's enough! That's for dang sure! That's funny that's life That's more like it That's my boy That's my story and I'm sticking to it That's news to me That's one for the books That's rich! that's show business That's the spirit! That's the stuff!			That Was Kinda Funny That Was Really Funny That Was Something That Was The Week That Was That Was Weird that which a person owes to another that which attaches That Which Cannot Be Named that which furnishes proof That which i may defeat by my entry that which is comprehended that which is decided that which is due from a person that which is owed that which is owing that which is proper That Which Redeems that which tends to prove That Will Lead to Nothing That Will Take Some Thought That Would Be Great That Would Be Something That Yellow Bastard that'd that'll be the day That'll be the day! that'll teach That's That's That's a fine how-do-you-do That's a Knee Slapper That's A Lie That's A Lie That's A Lie That's A Lie That's a new one on me! That's about the size of it That's all Folks That's All For Now That's all need! That's all needs That's all she wrote That's all she wrote That's all she wrote That's all she wrote That's all she wrote That's all she wrote That's all she wrote! that's another story That's Beside The Point That's Cool That's Easy for You to Say That's Easy for You to Say That's enough for now That's enough!

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