occasion (redirected from taking occasion)

leave something for another occasion and keep something for another occasion

to hold something back for later. (Occasion can be replaced with time, day, person, etc.) Please leave some cake for another day. Don't eat all the cheese. Leave some for another occasion. I have to leave some of my earnings for next month.

See also: another, leave

on occasion

occasionally. I like to go to the movies on occasion. On occasion, Mary would walk her dog through the park.

rise to the occasion

Fig. to meet the challenge of an event; to try extra hard to do a task. John was able to rise to the occasion and make the conference a success. It was a big challenge, but he rose to the occasion.

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rise to the occasion

to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation It's not easy to play your first match in front of a crowd that size but he certainly rose to the occasion.

See come back from the dead

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on occasion

sometimes but not often This is the sun belt, but we do get freezing weather here on occasion.

rise to the occasion

to do what is needed at the time When a crisis hits, will you rise to the occasion? She needed some help, so I rose to the occasion and volunteered my services. Related vocabulary: rise to something

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