take a/the day off
idiom
: to decide not to work on a particular day
He took the day off to go fishing.
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Major banks and most public schools, colleges and universities will also take the day off.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Aug. 2024
This is testament to Kulusevski’s own hard work on his physique; the morning gym sessions before training, his reluctance to ever take a day off.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The district said with many MPS schools serving as polling locations, students will take the day off.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
So, don’t start planning how to take the day off for a parade quite yet.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Aug. 2024
This is testament to Kulusevski’s own hard work on his physique; the morning gym sessions before training, his reluctance to ever take a day off.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The district said with many MPS schools serving as polling locations, students will take the day off.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
So, don’t start planning how to take the day off for a parade quite yet.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Take a/the day off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%2Fthe%20day%20off. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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