any day

any day idiom
  1. No particular time, as in It doesn't matter when; any day is fine with me.
  2. Also, any day now. Quite soon, as in I might get a call any day, or There could be a snowstorm any day now.
  3. Also, any day of the week. Every day, as in I could eat fresh corn any day of the week. All three senses employ any in the sense of “no matter which,” a usage dating from a.d. 1000.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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