on holiday
idiom
British
: experiencing a time away from home, school, or business usually in order to relax or travel
She spent two weeks on holiday in Italy.
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This year, the crackdown on the country’s migrant population and aggressive deportation tactics have cast a shadow on holiday celebrations for some, particularly Hispanic and Caribbean families.
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Miami Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Their students sit in the sun coloring in their notebooks –– in school, but effectively on holiday.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Visa and Mastercard did not issue dollar estimates on holiday sales.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
With students on holiday break, the Gophers men’s basketball pep band was down to a couple dozen members, including just two sousaphones, for Sunday evening’s nonconference tilt with Campbell University.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 22 Dec. 2025
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Miami Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Their students sit in the sun coloring in their notebooks –– in school, but effectively on holiday.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Visa and Mastercard did not issue dollar estimates on holiday sales.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
With students on holiday break, the Gophers men’s basketball pep band was down to a couple dozen members, including just two sousaphones, for Sunday evening’s nonconference tilt with Campbell University.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 22 Dec. 2025
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“On holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20holiday. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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