Christmas comes early

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɹɪsməs kʌmz ˈɜːli/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɹɪsməs kʌmz ˈɜɹli/
  • Audio (General American):(file)
    (file)
  • Hyphenation: Christ‧mas comes early

Phrase

Christmas comes early

  1. Something very delightful or fortunate happens, especially earlier than expected.
    • 2022 October 10, Jenna Scherer, “House of the Dragon Drops Its Best Episode Yet”, in w: The A.V. Club‎[1], archived from the original on 19 June 2025:
      Then he [Viserys I Targaryen] turns to Rhaenys, who, he reasonably argues, is the best authority on what her husband would want. And Christmas comes early for Rhaenyra, because not only has her dad come out to support her family, but her aunt also backs Luke [Lucerys Velaryon]'s claim—and accepts her niece’s offer of a Targaryen-Velaryon double wedding.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.