that'll be the frosty Friday
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably a humorous elaboration of that’ll be the day, with frosty and Friday chosen for the alliteration; probably also implicitly evoking a cold day in Hell, referring to when Hell freezes over.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌðætl̩ biː‿ðə ˌfɹɒsti ˈfɹaɪdeɪ/, /-di/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌðætl̩ bi‿ðə ˌfɹɔsti ˈfɹaɪˌdeɪ/, /-ˈfɹɑsti-/, /-ˌdi/
Audio (General American): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪdeɪ, -aɪdi
- Hyphenation: that’ll be the frosty Fri‧day
Phrase
[edit]- (idiomatic, informal) Synonym of that'll be the day (“said in reply to something that one believes will never happen”)
Translations
[edit]synonym of that'll be the day — see that'll be the day