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Christmas come early

Syllables: Christ·mas come early/ˌkɹɪsməs kʌm ˈɜːli/US/ˌkɹɪsməs kʌm ˈɜɹli/

Christmas come early noun: something very delightful or fortunate that is happening or has happened, especially earlier than expected.

Noun

Christmas come early (usually uncountable, plural Christmases come early)

  1. (Ireland, UK, idiomatic, usually) Something very delightful or fortunate that is happening or has happened, especially earlier than expected.
    • It is true, Ma? Is it true? A Thanksgiving basket? […] It's like Christmas come early! [She joins her sisters at the table. All three sisters sit, stare hungrily at the basket]1982, Tim Kelly, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch: Or, A Page from the Book of Life […], Schulenburg, Tex.: I. E. Clark Publications, →ISBN, Act I, page 20
    • It is Christmas come early, unfortunately for Members of Congress, unfortunately for those who are willing to sell out their vote for their districts, for something in their districts. It might be Christmas come early for those Members of Congress, but it is not Christmas for the American people.1993 November 16, Sherrod Brown, “Opposition to NAFTA”, in Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 103d Congress, First Session (United States House of Representatives), volume 139, part...

Examples of Christmas come early in a sentence

  • "If this gets any better," Sangster confessed, "I won't be able to stand it." October, so far, had been Christmas come early for the engineers.1996, Ivan Doig, Bucking the Sun, New York, N.Y.: Scribner, published 2003, →ISBN, page 122:
  • Christmas come early, that sounds like to me.2003, Ivan Doig, Prairie Nocturne, New York, N.Y.: Scribner, →ISBN, page 188:

Forms of Christmas come early

pluralChristmases come early

Origin of Christmas come early

Referring to the imaginary situation of Christmas occurring before the usual date, and thus one enjoying the festivities and receiving Christmas presents early.

Words that rhyme with Christmas come early

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Questions about Christmas come early

What does Christmas come early mean?
Christmas come early means something very delightful or fortunate that is happening or has happened, especially earlier than expected.
How do you use Christmas come early in a sentence?
"If this gets any better," Sangster confessed, "I won't be able to stand it." October, so far, had been Christmas come early for the engineers.
What part of speech is Christmas come early?
Christmas come early is a noun.
How do you pronounce Christmas come early?
Christmas come early is pronounced /ˌkɹɪsməs kʌm ˈɜːli/ (UK).
What is the plural of Christmas come early?
The plural of Christmas come early is Christmases come early.

Words near Christmas come early in the dictionary

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  2. Christmas cheer
  3. Christmas City
  4. Christmas club
  5. Christmas clubs
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  7. Christmas comes but once a year
  8. Christmas comes early
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  10. Christmas Common
  11. Christmas cookie

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