field day

A time of great pleasure, activity, or opportunity, as in The press had a field day with this sensational murder trial. This colloquial expression, dating from the 1700s, originally referred to a day set aside for military maneuvers and exercises, and later was extended to a similar day for sports and games. Since the early 1800s it has been used more loosely.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Teresa	te-RE-sah (Spanish, Polish), te-RE-zah (Italian, German), TE-re-sah (Finnish), tə-REE-sə (English), tə-REE-zə (English)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Quique	KEE-ke	Spanish
Yidel	-	Yiddish
LÍAdan	LEE-din	Irish
Hedwig	['hedwig]
Pavle	-	Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian, Georgian