Red Letter

Red letter is an English language idiom that may refer to:

  • A red letter day, an important occasion, festival, or anniversary
  • A red letter edition, usually of the Bible, with portions of the text written in red ink

Famous quotes containing the words red and/or letter:

    “To motorists bound to or from the Jersey shore, Perth Amboy consists of five traffic lights that sometimes tie up week-end traffic for miles. While cars creep along or come to a prolonged halt, drivers lean out to discuss with each other this red menace to freedom of the road.”
    —For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    “This at least should be a rule through the letter-writing world: that no angry letter be posted till four-and-twenty hours will have elapsed since it was written.”
    —Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)