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Idiom idiom

all holiday


A saying signifying that the business or person spoken of or alluded to is finished, i.e. that it has no future.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

“If the company loses this contract, it is all holiday for them.”

CONTEXTUAL

“The factory closed its doors yesterday, so everyone knows it is all holiday for the local business.”

COMPLEX

“Once the primary investor withdrew his support, the startup's leadership realized it was all holiday for their ambitious expansion plans.”


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    busman's holiday

    A holiday or vacation during which one does something similar to what one does as work.

Last updated August 10, 2026