The livelong day

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adverb

All day without a break.

He was working in the garden the livelong day.
Visual representation of "the livelong day" - All day without a break

Often appears as...

  • work the livelong day
  • sing the livelong day

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Idiomatic

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Archaic Usage

The phrase 'the livelong day' is old-fashioned and rarely used in modern conversation.

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Grandpa would recite tales of how he toiled in the fields the livelong day.
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Emphasizing Duration

Use 'the livelong day' to emphasize that something continues for an extended and uninterrupted period.

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The child played with his new train set the livelong day.
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Literal vs. Metaphor

This phrase can be literal or metaphorical; it might not exactly mean from sunrise to sunset.

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She waited for the courier the livelong day, though it was just a few hours.
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