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have a field day |
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have a field day Fig. to experience freedom from one's usual work schedule; to have a very enjoyable time. (As with children who are released from classes to take part in sports and athletic contests.) The boss was gone and we had afield day today. No one got anything done. The air was fresh and clear and everyone had a field day in the park during the lunch hour. have a field day to have an opportunity to do a lot of something you want to do, especially to criticize someone The newspapers would have a field day if their affair ever became public knowledge. See lead the field, leave the field clear for, play the fieldhave a field day to be able to do something you enjoy a great deal, esp. criticizing someone The newspapers would have a field day if his drinking was ever widely known. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They could have a field day blasting the bureaucracy for being too slow, too unyielding, and for making Los Angeles an impossible place to do business. Robin Pulver Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day Rowe Reed 32 pp. A psychologist could have a field day with a story like this, tracing Mother Angelicas excessive need for certainty back to her tumultuous upbringing. |
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