holiday

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half-holiday

[half-holiday] {n.} A day on which you get out of school or work in the afternoon. * /The principal said that Tuesday would be a half-holiday./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

out back

[out back] {adv. phr.} In one's backyard. * /On the Fourth of July they were out back making preparations for their holiday barbecue./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

shorthanded

[shorthanded] {adj.} Understaffed; short on workers. * /With several employees gone for the holiday weekend and two dozen people in line, the rent-a-car agency suddenly found itself terribly shorthanded./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

red-letter day

[red-letter day] {n. phr.} A holiday; memorable day (usually printed in red on calendars). * /The Fourth of July is a red-letter day./ * /It was a red-letter day for […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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