(just) one of those days

idiom

: a day in which many bad or unpleasant things happen
I missed the bus and it splashed mud all over me; it's just one of those days.
It was one of those days when nothing was going right.

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Tuesday, July 22 was one of those days for UFC CEO Dana White. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025 Those cultures will recognize that everyone ‒from the executive suite to the probationary employee ‒ will have ‘one of those days’. Michael Peregrine, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 Read the full Leo Daily Horoscope Virgo (August 23 - September 22) Just one of those days? Usa Today, USA Today, 12 June 2025 But some bumps in the road are to be expected, and Friday was one of those days for Rea, who turned in a subpar performance in a 6-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds before 36,019 at Wrigley Field. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for (just) one of those days

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“(just) one of those days.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28just%29%20one%20of%20those%20days. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.

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