make a day of (doing something)
make a day of (doing something)
To do something for most of or an entire day. There's a fabulous local market in town where you can actually make a day of doing your shopping for the week. If we're going to be at the beach for the volleyball tournament in the morning, we might as well pack our blankets and swim suits and make a day of it.
See also: make, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
make a day of doing something
and make a day of itto spend the whole day doing something. We went to the museum to see the new exhibit and then decided to make a day of it. They made a day of cleaning the attic.
See also: make, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
make a day of it
Also, make a night of it. Devote a day (or night) to some pleasurable pursuit, as in Now that we're at the beach, let's make a day of it, or Since they missed the seven o'clock train, they decided to make a night of it. [Mid-1600s]
See also: make, of
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
make a day (or night) of it
devote a whole day (or night) to an activity, typically an enjoyable one.See also: make, of
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
make a ˈday of it
(spoken) make a particular enjoyable activity last for a whole day instead of only part of it: Instead of going home when we’ve done our shopping, why don’t we make a day of it and stay in town for lunch?See also: make, of
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- make a day of doing
- make a day of it
- market day
- just another day at the office
- from one day to the next
- from day to day
- day of reckoning
- day out
- from day one
- day one