have a field day

have a field day
have a field day phrase
to have the chance to do something that you really enjoy, especially when it causes trouble for someone else
Thesaurus: to enjoy something, or to enjoy yourselfsynonym
Main entry: field day

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have a field day
: to get a lot of pleasure and enjoyment from doing something
— used especially to describe getting enjoyment from criticizing someone, making fun of someone, etc.

If word of his involvement in this scandal ever leaks out, the newspapers are going to have a field day.

Journalists have had a field day with this scandal.

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Main Entry: ↑field day

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have a ˈfield day idiom
(NAmE, BrE) to be given the opportunity to do sth that you enjoy, especially sth that other people do not approve of

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The tabloid press had a field day with the latest government scandal.

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Shoplifters appear to have had a field day at the January sales.

Main entry: ↑field dayidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • field day — n. a great success to have a field day (they had a field day with the reporters) * * * [ fiːlddeɪ] [ a great success ] to have a field day (they had a field day with the reporters) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • field day — noun (C) 1 have a field day informal to have a chance to do what you want, especially a chance to criticize someone: When the scandal finally came out, the press had a field day. 2 AmE a day when pupils at a school have sports competitions and… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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