long day
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2.0
- noun
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día largo
- She realized it had been a long day filled with meetings and deadlines.
- long day at work
- end of a long day
- spend a long day
OK, so it's been a long day and it's not over yet.
- OK, so it's been a long day and it's not over yet.
- Oh my God, such a long day on set.
- So like laying in bed after a long day, that would be a static pleasure, right?
- It's going to be a long day.
- It's been such a long day, but it was so fun.
Examples
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After a long day at work, I just want to relax at home.
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It's been a long day and I'm starting to feel tired.
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OK, so it's been a long day and it's not over yet.
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Oh, it's been a long day, but a good one.
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Oh good, it's been a long day but it was really, really fun.
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Yeah, it has been a long day, but a lovely day.
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It's been such a long day, but it was so fun.
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So anyway, yeah, we have quite a long day of exciting events.
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I mean, we still got a long day ahead of us.
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We've had a long day and it's late at night right now.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a day that feels tiring or exhausting' is directly derivable from combining 'long' (extended in time or amount) with 'day' — a prolonged day naturally conveys that it felt lengthy or wearing. This is a straightforward adjective+noun composition, common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will normally infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Long day comes from the image of a long day that feels stretched out because of hard work or stress. That's why a long day means 'a tiring or exhausting day'.