Jul 15, 2016 · July 4th was an off day. Friday is an off day. I went to the beach this afternoon because today is an off day at work. Reference: Corroboration: For "off day" to be used as a description of performance, emotion, or wellbeing, it's typically used in a more generic sense, used with "have", or else explicitly stated as pertaining to the speaker.

Oct 24, 2011 · Days off is a more informal phrase that includes a variety of kinds of paid-not-to-work days, including sick leave, maternal/paternal leave, floating holidays, national holidays, etc. Vacation days are a subset of days off.

May 23, 2017 · Coming Thursday (Ascension day) will be a holiday, and I'd like to take the day off on Friday. Like this I'd like to bridge the gap towards the weekend. In Dutch, this is called "making the bridge", is there an English word/expression for (taking) such a day off?

May 1, 2012 · For example, most of us don't do anything special for Labor Day, but it's a holiday and a day off from work/school nonetheless. Americans don't say "going on holiday" for that, though; we might "go away for the holiday" or "take time off for the holiday". We might even "go on vacation during the holidays", but "on holiday" isn't how we express it.

Jun 20, 2020 · "Nah, we can decide day of." [Or: "... the day of."]. "The day of, the weather turned out to be terrible." The implied meaning is "adv. on the aforementioned day (of some event)". I've checked several dictionaries and haven't found anything. Google searches have been fruitless because "day of" is almost always the beginning of a longer noun phrase.

Oct 8, 2013 · The alternative day off may also be referred to (at least in the UK) as a "day off in lieu", i.e. as a day off instead of the public holiday. (See definition in Oxford Dictionary Online.) In fact, in the UK you will sometimes be entitled to two alternative days off if you were required to work on a public holiday.

Jun 18, 2019 · workday n (13c) 1 : a day on which work is performed as distinguished from a day off 2 : the period of time in a day during which work is performed — workday adj working day n (15c) : WORKDAY In other words, according to this general-reference resource, the noun workday and the noun phrase working day are interchangeable, meaning that both ...

Jul 25, 2015 · I'm done for the day. See you tomorrow (or on Monday, for e.g)! Let me call it a day! Good evening (or night, depending on time)!| I'm leaving! Enjoy the rest of the day (if time is left of the workday) May I leave? (asking permission, if allowed to leave early). (Good)bye! I'm all done; heading home. Bye!

Aug 28, 2014 · Due at or before 11:59:59 PM on the previous date - that is, before the specified day begins. Due at or before a specific time on the date, such as the end of the workday for the person receiving the work. (the below veers off the topic of the word's usage, but I …

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