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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And rather than travel straight through a stretch between Houston and New Orleans, Osborne prefers to stop in Baton Rouge or take a day off.
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Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 24 June 2025
Indeed, one of the hardest lessons that first-time thru-hikers must learn, especially somewhere as perpetually moist as the AT, is when to forge through the rain and when to take a day off.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
Here’s what that means for California workers and who qualifies to take the day off:
When is Juneteenth in 2025?
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2025
Model healthy behaviors, and be the first to take a day off so others have permission to do the same.
—Trevor Riggen, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 24 June 2025
Indeed, one of the hardest lessons that first-time thru-hikers must learn, especially somewhere as perpetually moist as the AT, is when to forge through the rain and when to take a day off.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
Here’s what that means for California workers and who qualifies to take the day off:
When is Juneteenth in 2025?
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2025
Model healthy behaviors, and be the first to take a day off so others have permission to do the same.
—Trevor Riggen, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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 21 Aug. 2025.
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