DAYS OF THE WEEK expressions

MONDAY = MOON DAY

Monday blues
"A case of the Mondays"
Monday morning quarterbacking

TUESDAY = DAY OF WAR

In Ancient Rome, named after Mars, the god of war. In English, the name comes from the Norse god Tyr (also spelled Tiw or Tiu)

you can say it “from here to next Tuesday,”  they mean that even if you keep repeating yourself, the person you’re talking to won’t listen.

WEDNESDAY = DAY OF WISDOM
“hump day”

named after the Roman god Mercury. (God of financial gain)
or God of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication, travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery, merchants, thieves

However, in English, this day is named after Woden, the Norse god of wisdom. 

THURSDAY = DAY OF THUNDER

named after Thor, the super-strong Norse god of thunder, and also where we get the word “Thursday” from. Originally, it would’ve meant “Thor’s day.”

throwback thursday (#tbt)

FRIDAY = DAY OF LOVE

in English it’s named after the Norse goddess Frigg, who represented love, marriage and wisdom.

casual friday
TGIF

THE WEEKEND

caturday

out for a sunday drive, a sunday driver

your sunday best

a month of sundays

long weekend = puente

weekend warrior

a weekend getaway