vacation



on vacation

away, taking time off work; on holiday. Where are you going on vacation this year? I'll be away on vacation for three weeks.
See also: on, vacation

take a vacation

to go somewhere for a vacation; to stop work to have a vacation. Sue took a vacation at the Grand Canyon last year. I need to take a vacation and relax.
See also: take, vacation

vacation

n. a prison sentence. (Underworld.) It was a three-year vacation, with time off for good behavior.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pandora[pæn'dɔ:rə]
Hafsa-Arabic
Oleksiy-Ukrainian
Fedelmid-Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
StuSTOO, STYOOEnglish
IngridING-rid (Swedish), ING-ree (Norwegian), ING-grit (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German