day off
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1.1
- noun
- /deɪ ɔf/
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- I had the day off from school.
- take a day off
- a day off from work
- get a day off
Six days a week, one day off, crazy hours, not a lot of money.
- Six days a week, one day off, crazy hours, not a lot of money.
- Take the off ramp, slow down, take a day off.
- I mean, we took yesterday and today we're both mandated days off by the NFL.
- And the church would also, it gave people over a month of days off every year.
- I'm into work, I'm into capitalism, but fuck me, no mandatory days off at all.
- And they're the first people to tell us, like, listen, take a day off.
- We had like one day off first day.
- You you got you need days off like the ibogaine treatment.
- Next question, do you still get days off filming?
- So then they put out Jesse's asked for two days off in the media.
Examples
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I had planned to take the day off and spend time with a couple of buddies.
Academic text (2014) -
Amanda, Nicole says, what do you look forward to on your days off sleeping in?
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Six days a week, one day off, crazy hours, not a lot of money.
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You can still go into town on your days off and drink.
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So, I took the rest of the day off.
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Take the day off and get some rest.
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Reece has the day off today so we're going to have a picnic.
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When I first started coaching, a day off for my players was unheard of.
Academic text (2009) -
It's my day off.
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I took a day off from work to relax and recharge.
Synonyms
443
3.8
Official permission to be absent from work or duty
160
1.6
A time when you are not working, often to rest or recover
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2.3
A day when people do not work and relax, often for religious reasons
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2.0
A day to relax and not work
Antonyms
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a day on which one is not required to work' is directly and compositionally derived from 'day' (a calendar day) + 'off' (not working/active). This pattern (X off = X not occurring or not required) is common in English and across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Day off comes from the simple picture of a day when you are off work, like a shop with a 'closed' sign. So it means 'a day when you do not have to work'.