Holiday Idioms 1
To travel light
A person does not take a lot of bags with them.
To hit the road
To leave or start a journey.
To catch the sun
Someone is sunburned.
To live it up or live up life
A person is really enjoying themselves.
To do something on a shoestring
To do without spending a lot of money.
At the crack of dawn
Earliest time in the day, just as the sun is rising.
Bright and early
it's used to explain that something happens early in the morning
To call it a day/night
Stop doing an activity for the rest of the day or to finish what you're doing at night and go home to bed.
Itchy feet
Someone feels the need to travel.
“We had to get up bright and early to catch the train to Paris.”
it's used to explain that something happens early in the morning
"After being away from work for so long, it's really difficult to sit at my desk for eight hours a day! I've got itchy feet already!”
The person feels the need to travel/move.
“We travelled through France last year on a shoestring!"
They did not spend a lot of money.
“We're going to live the life on a beach in Mexico”
They are going to enjoy themselves.
“Try not to catch too much sun today! Keep your hat on.”
someone is sunburned, burnt by the sun
“We hit the road early so that we reached the village by lunchtime.”
to leave or to start a journey
“We only stayed for three days, so we packed light!”
they don't take a lot of luggage with them on a trip. They don't take lots of bags.
“I noticed that Ben is really distracted at the moment. Do you think he's got itchy feet?”
feel the need to travel/move
“I need to call it a night, I've been dancing for 12 hours!!”
stop doing an activity for the rest of the day or to finish what you're doing at night and go home to bed.
“It's a long drive, so we set off at the crack of dawn.”
earliest time in the day, just as the sun is rising.
“Staying in hostels is a good option if you're travelling on a shoestring budget.”
you do it without spending a lot of money.
“We're going to live it up in a 5 star resort for a few days!”
someone is really enjoying themselves
“You look like you caught the sun today!”
someone is sunburned, burnt by the sun
We're going to hit the road at 8am.” We're going to leave at 8am.
leave or to start a journey
“Do you need some help collecting your luggage, or are you travelling light?”
they don't take a lot of luggage with them on a trip. They don't take lots of bags.
“We were living the life and having cocktails by the pool when the cyclone hit.”
someone is really enjoying themselves