n.
1) Christmas; New Year's Eve (on New Year's Eve)
2) on the ~ (on the ~ of the wedding)
USAGE NOTE: In AE Christmas Eve means the 'night before Christmas'; in BE it can also mean 'the entire day before Christmas'.
n.
1) Christmas; New Year's Eve (on New Year's Eve)
2) on the ~ (on the ~ of the wedding)
USAGE NOTE: In AE Christmas Eve means the 'night before Christmas'; in BE it can also mean 'the entire day before Christmas'.
The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations. Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям. 2012