rue the day (that something happened)

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rue the day (that something happened)

To curse or bitterly regret a point in time (in which something happened or one did something). I swear to you now, you will rue the day you ever crossed me! Men, if their soldiers advance upon us, we must ensure that they will rue the day!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Solveiga	-	Latvian, Lithuanian
Kaety	KAY-tee	English (Rare)
İLkİN	-	Turkish, Azerbaijani
Kandace	KAN-dis, kan-DAY-see, KAN-də-see	English (Modern)
Ida	IE-də (English), EE-dah (German, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Italian)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovene
Heiko	HIE-ko (Low German, Dutch)	Low German, Frisian, Dutch