HOLIDAY


Meaning of HOLIDAY in English

n.

day set aside for the suspension of business, labor

1) to celebrate, observe a ~

2) a bank ( BE ), legal ( AE ), public; national; religious ~

period of rest

( esp. BE ; AE prefers vacation )

3) to take a ~

4) to go on ~

5) a summer ~

6) a ~ from

7) on ~ (she was away on ~)

misc.

8) a busman's ~ ('a ~ spent in doing one's usual work') ( see the Usage Note for vacation )

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.