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day off

Idioms  
  1. A day away from work, school, or a similar obligation; a free day. For example, Sophie always used her day off to do errands. [Late 1800s]


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On her days off, she would find parks and tracks to do solo speed work.

From BBC

Shipping executive Varuna Perera welcomed the day off but was uncertain of its impact.

From Barron's

The Los Angeles Unified School District said it will continue this year to take the day off that was scheduled in observance of Chávez’s birthday.

From Los Angeles Times

A pilot program in Placer County found that that shaved three to four days off processing time.

From Los Angeles Times

We had more and more days off school because there was not enough coal any more to heat the classrooms.

From Literature