take a/the day off

idiom

: to decide not to work on a particular day
He took the day off to go fishing.

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That’s what led Ariel to take the day off that November afternoon and walk the mile from his home to the police station. Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024 Every year, Julia Zhu’s husband would collect information on home values in their area, including their own appraisals, receipts and much more, then take a day off work to go argue at city offices why their property tax should be lower. Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024 Having a morning dentist appointment, Jim does not take a day off from pranking and hires his Asian American actor friend, Steve (Randall Park), to fill in for him at work. Gretchen Hansen, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024 Others spoke of the fight for freedom from all things, even just distractions in the day to day, or called for all companies to take the day off, or spoke of the holiday’s spread in recent years. Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for take a/the day off 

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“Take a/the day off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%2Fthe%20day%20off. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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