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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Beyond the first-of-the-month purge, there are a few titles worth catching before they're scrapped, including Charlotte Wells' Aftersun, starring Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio, following a father and daughter on holiday in the late nineties.
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Bulky sporting goods Some travelers struggle to find time to exercise on holiday.
—Bella Stoddart, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
The film follows two couples on holiday in the Austrian Alps whose long-standing friendship is tested following an accident involving their teenage daughters.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
The species’s presence in the U.K. dates back at least two hundred and fifty thousand years, and has inspired whimsical reverence—badgers appear across children’s literature and cartoons, on holiday ornaments, and as beloved mascots—and extreme loathing.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Bulky sporting goods Some travelers struggle to find time to exercise on holiday.
—Bella Stoddart, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
The film follows two couples on holiday in the Austrian Alps whose long-standing friendship is tested following an accident involving their teenage daughters.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
The species’s presence in the U.K. dates back at least two hundred and fifty thousand years, and has inspired whimsical reverence—badgers appear across children’s literature and cartoons, on holiday ornaments, and as beloved mascots—and extreme loathing.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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“On holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20holiday. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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