day off

Idioms and Phrases

A day away from work, school, or a similar obligation; a free day. For example, Sophie always used her day off to do errands . [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

The Lakers, who had two days off to get ready for the Grizzlies, attacked Memphis early, playing like a team looking to get one back after losing in Tennessee last week.

From Los Angeles Times

The Lakers have two days off before hosting Memphis on Wednesday night.

From Los Angeles Times

She describes how she’d been given her shooting schedule and arranged to fulfill another business obligation on a day off.

From Los Angeles Times

Exhausted detective Tony had been persuaded to take his first day off in weeks when he received a call to say officers had tracked down the driver of a stolen red Honda Civic.

From BBC

It was a holiday in South Korea, but Joshua Hong, who goes by his first name, took his one day off to chat about his group’s upcoming world tour.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• downtime
• furlough
• leave of absence
• respite
• sabbatical
• sick leave
• vacation