to take the day off
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2.0
- phrasal verb
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tomarse el día libre
- Take the day off and get some rest.
- take the day off and go
- Maybe I should take the day off
- decided to take the day off
I do want to preface I did take the day off of work here when Zelda came out.
- I do want to preface I did take the day off of work here when Zelda came out.
- And I go back to the communication that young people are comfortable enough to communicate that I need to take the day off.
- And obviously he wasn't the only one that felt about taking the day off because the storm is coming in right now and there's not a soul out here but me.
- OK, this is take the day off, which is quite ironic because after the day you've had, it's quite like therapeutic mentally.
Examples
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Maybe we should take the day off?
Fiction book (1995) -
You see, it's Augie's first day of kindergarten; his mom took the day off work to escort him.
Blog text (28) -
So maybe we take the day off.
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So did you take the day off?
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The rest of you take the day off.
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You take the day off.
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Some parents have had to take the day off to look after their kids.
Blog text (23) -
I don't need to take the day off.
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Aren't you going to work today? - I'm taking the day off.
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I decided to take the day off from work to relax and recharge.
Synonyms
341
3.1
To stop working for a short time
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3.1
To stop working for the rest of the day
26
2.6
To stop work for a short time to rest or deal with personal matters
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3.2
Stop what you are doing to rest or do something different for a short time
Antonyms
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to be absent from work for a day' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'take' (to have or use), 'day' (a single day) and 'off' (away/not working): essentially 'take a day off'. This is a common, productive English pattern (take time off) and has clear equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Take the day off comes from the simple image of someone literally taking a day off work, as if they remove that day from their calendar or step away from the workplace for a full day. That's why it means 'to be absent from work' to rest or deal with personal things.