English
Etymology
Apparently the idiom is derived from the military use. A parade is much easier than the soldiers� usual drilling and forced exercise.
Noun
a field day
- military A parade day. In the Navy, "field day" refers to a thorough cleaning of the ship's spaces.
- A school day for athletic events; a sports day.
- A day of class taken away from school for a field trip.
- idiom A great time or a great deal to do.
#:They went to the park and had a field day playing on the swings.
- idiom A great time or a great deal to do, at somebody else's expense.
#:The reporters will have a field day with a comment like that.
#:The scandal was a field day for the press.
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