(just) one of those days

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: 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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Recent Examples on the Web Guests will be able to choose from three, four or five-day tickets with only one of those days at Epic Universe and the rest at Universal Studios Florida or Universal Islands of Adventure. —

Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024 Sometimes taking a risk pays off, but today is unlikely to be one of those days. —

Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2024 Landing days can be rough sometimes, and today is one of those days. —

Refinery29 Australia Team, refinery29.com, 20 May 2024 With a cavalcade of injuries, a getaway game at Coors Field, and still no day off in sight, this was not one of those days. —

Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for (just) one of those days

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