take a/the day off

phrase

: to decide not to work on a particular day

He took the day off to go fishing.

Examples of take a/the day off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In Texas, Good Friday is listed as an optional holiday for state employees, meaning state offices aren’t automatically closed, and employees can choose whether to take the day off or work. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026

And any first base playing time would likely require persuading Freddie Freeman to take a day off – not an easy task. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026

His father, who, like most of the other Jews in town, owned a store, had the family eat matzos during Passover and take the day off on Yom Kippur, but that was the extent of their observance. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026

The game on Friday, March 20 is the latest match which has been shifted to a time that is potentially inconvenient for travelling United fans, many of whom will need to take a day off work to travel south and attend. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026