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make a day of it

spend the whole day enjoying something

To spend the whole day doing and enjoying an activity or outing.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Shall we just go for an hour?

We have travelled this far, so let's make a day of it.

Play the conversation

We could visit the museum, have lunch nearby, and make a day of it.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Let's make a day from it.

Say: Let's make a day of it.

The fixed expression uses “of,” not “from.”

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How it fits in a sentence.

make a day of it; made a day of it

Your turn: say it out loud

We could visit the museum, have lunch nearby, and make a day of it.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

make a day of it

spend the whole day enjoying something

“We could visit the museum, have lunch nearby, and make a day of it.”

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