field day

Meaning

1. A day for maneuvers and tactical exercises in the field (across the landscape).
2. (US) A school day for athletic events.
3. A day of class taken away from school for a field trip.
4. (idiomatic) A great time or a great deal to do; a period of bustling activity.
5. (idiomatic) A great time or a great deal to do, at somebody else's expense.
6. (Navy, US, specifically) A day on which there is top-to-bottom all-hands cleaning.

Synonyms

outing

picnic

sashay

success

triumph

😤

holiday

victory

ride

Translations

pícnic

ημέρα γυμνάσιων

ημέρα εορτής

pique-nique

randonnée

🚶

jour des grandes manoeuvres

manoeuvres

dia de esportes ao ar livre

Etymology

Some postulate the idiomatic usage is derived from the "parade day" military use. A parade is much easier than the soldiers’ usual drilling and intense exercise.