Rue the day

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A dramatic phrase with roots in Shakespeare and older English literature, meaning to bitterly regret. 'Rue' derives from Old English 'hreowan' (to make sorry). Frasier hurls this theatrical warning at Niles as he storms out to reconcile with Maris.

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Season 3 · Episode 16 · S03E16

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“You will rue the day!”
— Frasier

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