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field day Nov 1st 2013, 00:44, by Lo Ximiendo Revision as of 20:04, 20 June 2013 (edit) Latest revision as of 00:44, 1 November 2013 (edit) (undo) Lo Ximiendo (Talk | contribs) Line 18: Line 18:       ====Derived terms====   ====Derived terms==== − * [[have a field day]] + * have a field day {{gloss|idiomatic}}       [[et:field day]]   [[et:field day]] Latest revision as of 00:44, 1 November 2013 English[edit] Etymology[edit] Apparently the idiom is derived from the military use. A parade is much easier than the soldiers' usual drilling and forced exercise. Noun[edit] field day (plural field days) (military) A parade day. A school day for athletic events; a sports day. A day of class taken away from school for a field trip. (idiomatic) A great time or a great deal to do. They went to the park and had a field day playing on the swings. (idiomatic) A great time or a great deal to do, at somebody else's expense. The reporters will have a field day with a comment like that. The scandal was a field day for the press. (US Navy & US Marine Corps) Top-to-bottom all-hands cleaning. Derived terms[edit] have a field day (idiomatic)

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