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Hi,
This means that you do not believe that day will ever come. In other words you are being sarcastic.
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| #3 (permalink) Thu May 24, 2007 11:51 am What does "That'll be the day" means? |
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| what does it mean by "sarcastic"? |
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| #4 (permalink) Thu May 24, 2007 14:17 pm What does "That'll be the day" means? |
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| seanmen wrote: | | what does it mean by "sarcastic"? |
Here is a simple and concise definition. |
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| #5 (permalink) Thu May 24, 2007 14:31 pm What does "That'll be the day" means? |
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A like phrase is "...and pigs might fly..." or "...when pigs fly."
When someone uses one of these phrases, he or she means to convey the unlikelihood of something happening.
George: Evelyn, you're going to be CEO someday!
Evelyn: Yeah, right, and pigs might fly.
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Evelyn: Yeah, that'll be the day.
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| #6 (permalink) Fri May 25, 2007 1:02 am What does "That'll be the day" means? |
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| Thank you guys. |
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| #7 (permalink) Wed Dec 23, 2009 15:27 pm What does "That'll be the day" mean? |
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Hi,
Can somebody tell me what's a CEO?
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| #8 (permalink) Wed Dec 23, 2009 20:20 pm What does "That'll be the day" mean? |
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hi,
Sorry, I could have said:"Can anybody tell me what's a CEO?".
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| #9 (permalink) Wed Dec 23, 2009 20:31 pm What does "That'll be the day" mean? |
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
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| #10 (permalink) Wed Dec 23, 2009 21:35 pm What does "That'll be the day" mean? |
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Thank you Kitosdad
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| #11 (permalink) Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:29 am What does "That'll be the day" mean? |
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Hi,I have a doubt :I have chosen "that may be the day" because " that'll " I thought is not possible to make an apostrophe.How should I pronunce That'll?I am struggling but I have no idea.
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| #12 (permalink) Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:44 am What does "That'll be the day" mean? |
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Hi,
Your contraction of 'that will' is fine and is pronounced and used as follows:
That'll be the day,
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| #13 (permalink) Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:31 am What does "That'll be the day" mean? |
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