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

In a post on Telegram, he said unless an air raid signal sounded everyone should work as normal - and not take Russian threats as "permission to have a day off".

From BBC

"I believe it is linked to social deprivation. People do not want to admit that they can't take days off work," he told the committee.

From BBC

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

Related Words

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