Is (a) a reduced form of (b)?
a. It's not every day he visits Laura.
b. It's not the case that every day he visits Laura.
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1Not necessarily. The sense is 'not every day, only some days' - but, as SegNerd says, it's an idiom.– Kate BuntingMay 22, 2022 at 7:19
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What is the meaning of b?– ApollyonMay 23, 2022 at 2:04
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Example (b) is an unlikely sentence, but it could conceivably be used if someone had made a statement which took it for granted that 'he' visited Laura every day, and another person objected "Well, actually that isn't the case".– Kate BuntingMay 23, 2022 at 7:57
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“It’s not every day” is an idiom that means “It’s unusual.” If something happened every day, it would be a usual or normal thing to happen. So if something unusual happens, you can say “It’s not every day that (something happens).”
