(UK, Irish, informal) Holidays (time off work or time spent travelling).
I've always had several notebooks to make various lists in, from garden to house, shopping and hols. Stuff not done gets carried forward or the list gets re-prioritised. I mean, I don't HAVE to go to the garden centre…
Have fun. Sadly we’re away on hols on that day.
(UK, Irish, informal) Holidays (time off work or time spent travelling).
Where are you off to on your hols this year?
“I've always had several notebooks to make various lists in, from garden to house, shopping and hols. Stuff not done gets carried forward or the list gets re-prioritised. I mean, I don't HAVE to go to the garden centre tomorrow although I'd like to...other jobs are more pressing.”
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(Ireland, usually as "on one's holliers") holidays (time off work or time spent travelling; = U.S. vacation).
(informal, Irish) (usually after possessive) holiday, vacation; time off work, especially if spent travelling away from home.
(UK, Ireland, jocular) Holidays.
(chiefly, UK, Australia) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.
Eryri National Park (Snowdonia) ✨ Fabulous views of the Rhinog Mountains from this log cabin available for home swap holidays. View #travel offer: www.homebase-hols.com/homeswap/43322
“Have fun. Sadly we’re away on hols on that day.”
“Eryri National Park (Snowdonia) ✨ Fabulous views of the Rhinog Mountains from this log cabin available for home swap holidays. View #travel offer: www.homebase-hols.com/homeswap/43322”
“We have a room just for tabletop gaming in on our hols 🎲”
“Back fae hols and production slot secured for my Broch book ✅”
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(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Someone who is taking a holiday .