have a field day

phrase

: to get a lot of pleasure and enjoyment from doing something

—used especially to describe getting enjoyment from criticizing someone, making fun of someone, etc.

If word of his involvement in this scandal ever leaks out, the newspapers are going to have a field day.

Journalists have had a field day with this scandal.

Examples of have a field day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cyclists can have a field day on the 90-mile Scenic Bikeway, while the Christmas Valley Sand Dunes offer ATV thrills. — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026

Swift Squadologists will have a field day over any details that leak about whose chair goes where. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026

The Sweet 16 invite is for power-conference programs only, and advocates for fewer automatic qualifiers and bracket expansion will have a field day with this one. — John Marshall, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026

If Chelsea’s players feel sorry for themselves, Erling Haaland and his Manchester City team-mates could have a field day. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for have a field day

• cyperaceae
• immunoassay
• rubiaceae
• umbelliferae
• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae