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Old 07-Aug-2006, 03:52
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hi teachers!

I've seen the sentence "you made my day/week/year" many times but I have no idea what it means,can you please tell me?

thanks very much for your help!
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Old 07-Aug-2006, 09:37
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hi teachers!
I've seen the sentence "you made my day/week/year" many times but I have no idea what it means,can you please tell me?
thanks very much for your help!

It is a common way to say to someone that they have done or said something which has made you extremely happy. In other words - you have made my day/week, etc a very happy one.
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make sb’s day to make sb feel very happy on a particular day: The phone call from Mike really made my day.

Have you ever heard the phrases "make somebody's week" and "make somebody's year"?
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