noun ⇨ See also ↑ holiday
1 ( AmE ) period of time away from home for pleasure
ADJECTIVE
▪ summer , winter
▪
The sisters are on summer ~ with their family.
▪ annual
▪ three-day , two-week , etc.
▪ month-long , week-long , etc.
▪ extended , long
▪
I may go on an extended ~ to Bermuda.
▪ little , short
▪
She needed a little ~ to clear her head.
▪ all-inclusive
▪ family
▪ beach , cruise , golf , ski
▪ exotic , tropical
▪ Caribbean , European , etc.
▪ great , nice
▪ relaxing
▪ dream , perfect
▪
A Nile cruise is high on my list of dream ~s.
▪ well-deserved
▪ working
▪
The President cut short his working ~ by two days.
▪ real
▪
He hadn't taken a real ~ in years.
VERB + VACATION
▪ get , go on , have , take
▪
She took a well-deserved ~ to Mexico.
▪ spend
▪
She was going to spend her ~ in Hawaii all by herself.
▪ come back from , get back from , return from
▪ plan
▪ book
▪ cancel
▪ could use , need
▪ enjoy
▪ ruin
▪
I hope the bad weather didn't ruin your ~.
VACATION + NOUN
▪ trip
▪ destination , resort , spot
▪
Orlando is a popular ~ resort for British tourists.
▪ cottage , home , house , property , villa
▪ plans
▪ photos , pictures
▪ season
PREPOSITION
▪ on ~
2 ( esp. AmE ) period of rest from work/school
ADJECTIVE
▪ school
▪ paid
▪
Military personnel receive a month of paid ~.
▪ spring , summer , winter
▪ annual
▪ month-long , week-long , etc.
▪ one-month , two-week , etc.
▪
Students had a two-week ~ at the end of December.
▪ long
▪
The long summer ~ breaks the rhythm of instruction.
VERB + VACATION
▪ use
VACATION + NOUN
▪ day , leave , time
▪
Employees no longer have a fixed number of ~ days.
▪
I wasn't able to use all of my ~ time last year.
▪
I have put in for ~ time.
▪ pay
PREPOSITION
▪ on ~