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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
make a day of it — {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something all day. * /When they go to the beach they take a picnic lunch and make a day of it./ Compare: MAKE A NIGHT OF … Dictionary of American idioms
make a day of it — {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something all day. * /When they go to the beach they take a picnic lunch and make a day of it./ Compare: MAKE A NIGHT OF … Dictionary of American idioms
make a day of it — phrase to spend the whole day, instead of just part of it, doing something enjoyable Why don’t we make a day of it and stop for lunch on the way? Thesaurus: to enjoy something, or to enjoy yourselfsynonym Main entry: day * * * make a day (or… … Useful english dictionary
make a day of it — to spend the whole day, instead of just part of it, doing something enjoyable Why don t we make a day of it and stop for lunch on the way? … English dictionary
make — I [[t]me͟ɪk[/t]] CARRYING OUT AN ACTION ♦ makes, making, made (Make is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in this dictionary. For example, the expression to make sense is explained at sense .) 1) VERB You… … English dictionary
day — W1S1 [deı] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(24 hours)¦ 2¦(not night)¦ 3¦(when you are awake)¦ 4¦(time at work)¦ 5¦(past)¦ 6¦(now)¦ 7¦(future)¦ 8 somebody s/something s day 9 Independence/election/Christmas etc day 10 five/three/ni … Dictionary of contemporary English
day — [ deı ] noun *** 1. ) count one of the periods of time that a week is divided into, equal to 24 hours: We re going away for five days. The animals are kept inside for 14 hours a day. 24 hours a day (=during the whole of the day and night): The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
make a night of it — {v. phr.}, {informal} To spend the whole night at an activity. * /The dog found the door unlatched and made a night of it./ * /The boys and girls at the dance made a night of it./ Compare: MAKE A DAY OF IT … Dictionary of American idioms
make a night of it — {v. phr.}, {informal} To spend the whole night at an activity. * /The dog found the door unlatched and made a night of it./ * /The boys and girls at the dance made a night of it./ Compare: MAKE A DAY OF IT … Dictionary of American idioms
make — 1 verb past tense and past participle made, PRODUCE STH 1 (T) to produce something by working: I m going to make a cake for Sam s birthday. | Did you make that dress yourself? | a car made in Japan | They re making a documentary about the Civil… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
make — make1 W1S1 [meık] v past tense and past participle made [meıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce)¦ 2¦(do)¦ 3¦(cook)¦ 4¦(cause)¦ 5¦(force)¦ 6¦(mark/hole etc)¦ 7 make it 8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc 9¦(achieve something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
