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Discover LudwigThe phrase "be on holiday" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It can generally be used when referring to someone taking a break from work or school and going on a vacation or trip. Example: "I can't wait to be on holiday in Thailand next week!".
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be on holidays
verb
To switch on.
synonyms
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"With a bit of luck Melvyn will be on holidays because it's August and he won't have heard this, because I fear the consequences".
A good start would be on holidays at local markets.
If they are someone you admire, it's fine to ask for a quick signature; but comprehend that their schedule is far more rigid than yours, and in most cases you may be on holidays but they are actually at work.
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"They're meant to be on holiday.
We'll be on holiday.
It should have been on Holidays from Hell.
He was on holidays but he'd seen the news.
Any general practitioners who were on holidays were contacted again in the last week of August.
Data was collected in August 2013 when the children were on holidays.
She was on holiday.
The schools are on holiday".
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