if one is a day

English

Alternative forms

• if a day

Etymology

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Phrase

if one is a day

1. If not older; at least.

   Antonym: at most

   He must be fifty if he's a day.

See also

• not look a day over

Further reading

• “if one is a day”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “if one is a day” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “if one is a day”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “if someone s a day” (US) / “if someone s a day” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.