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making someone's day

making someone's day is the present participle and gerund of make someone's day.

Meaning of make someone's day

Verb

make someone's day (third-person singular simple present makes someone's day, present participle making someone's day, simple past and past participle made someone's day)

  1. (idiomatic) To make someone happy, or be a source of satisfaction, for the rest of the day.
    • Thank you for the unexpected gift. It really made my day.

Questions about making someone's day

What is making someone's day the present participle and gerund of?
Making someone's day is the present participle and gerund of make someone's day.

Words near making someone's day in the dictionary

  1. making short work of
  2. making some noise
  3. making someone hard to catch
  4. making someone's acquaintance
  5. making someone's blood boil
  6. making someone's day
  7. making someone's ears sad
  8. making someone's flesh crawl
  9. making someone's flesh creep
  10. making someone's hair curl
  11. making someone's hair stand on end

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