What does "carry the day" mean in?
912593
If someone CARRIES THE DAY, he is the winner in a battle, argument, debate, competition etc.\n\nThe orator was trying to carry the day by an emotional speech.
286925
it means fat tuesday, it originated in france.  acyually, it was a pagan celebration, kindof like todays in Louisiana.  It was the day before ash wednesday, which is today.  it was origannally earlier in the month, but when the christians came they moved it, it is now used to party before the 40 days of lent
521055
I can't be sure of the specifics, but it sounds like someone promising something that the other one wants, in order to get something they themself want.\n\nFor example, let's say I want a certain day off work, and I know my co-worker wants to go to a basketball game or whatever.  I might hint that I can get him tickets, on the condition that he takes over my shift for that particular day. \n\nKnowing how some of Metallica's songs go, it would sound like I might say I can get the basketball tickets, even though I can't. Then the other guy finds out he won't get the tickets, but he already worked the day I was supposed to.
972449
It is just an expression for the Day you are waiting for an event to happen, it can be for an occasion or anything! The special day. \n\nD- Day for those who speaks English\nJour -J  for those who speaks french....\n\nThe DDDDDDDDDay
341788
The answer depends on whether you mean may day, the 1st. day of May, or Mayday- the distress call.\n\nThe distress call is derived from the French "M'aidez" meaning help me.
91173
C'est la vie.  "That's Life"\n\nWhatever will be will be is, "Que sera sera."  the Que is pronounced "kay" and the sera is pronounced: "sir-ah."\n\nAlso "Carpe Diem" means Sieze the Day (Carp-ay Dee-uhm)
1115547
Primarily to provide consistency in what a certain time means everywhere.   Your day starts in the AM and ends in the PM.    We're all on the same 60 minutes, so ultimately it's not that difficult.
20751
per di·em   \nadv.\nBy the day; per day.\n\nadj.\nReckoned on a daily basis; daily.\nPaid by the day.\n\nn. pl. per diems\nAn allowance for daily expenses.
897757
The title refers to the time of day. It is either 3:35AM (25 to 4) or 3:34AM (26 to 4). We know it is early morning because of the line "Waiting for the break of day."
591724
I think it means that the day you become complacent, stop striving for something, stop having goals, whatever those may be, your prior acomplishments become nothing but the past, something to reminisce about. In short, we all need a reason to get up in the morning.
159258
Carry across and carry into, from the Latin "portare", meaning "to carry."
80920
For some uses of the word "day" there are no synonym.  For others:\nperiod\ninterval\ntime\n24-hour
160944
It does reference the time of day.  \n\nIt's very early in the morning ("Waiting for the break of day", "Wanting to just stay awake", "Feeling like I ought to sleep"), the dude is trippin' on drugs ("flashing lights against the sky", "spinning room is sinking deep") and deciding if he should do some more drugs ("Wondering how much I can take, Should I try to do some more").  \n\nThe time on the clock is about 3:35 or 3:34 .. or, 25 or 26 minutes to 4 o'clock in the morning.  He shortens the '26' to just 6 ..\n\nso 25 or 6 to 4
36610
'I am hungry \nEats your hand \nKeeps the other for tomorrow \nAnd your head \nFor the days of party.'\n\nYes, this doesn't make much sense in that order, but different languages use words in different orders than other languages.
1031161
Oh, it's for yesterday?\n\nTuesday. I win.
20514
mmm... The day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow\n\n\nright?
568396
BRAD - The Day Brings...