ADJ

enjoyable, exciting, fun-filled, good, lovely, wonderful
disastrous
We had a disastrous camping holiday
dream
What would be your dream holiday?
foreign, overseas
summer, winter
7-night, two-week, etc.
package
family
activity, adventure, camping, skiing
I learned to windsurf on an activity holiday

VERB + HOLIDAY

go on, have, take
We're going on holiday to France this summer. Are you having a holiday this year?
book
Have you booked your summer holiday yet?
cancel
I got ill and had to cancel my holiday

HOLIDAY + NOUN

destination, resort, venue
a popular seaside holiday resort
accommodation, cottage, home
They also have a holiday home at the seaside
camp, complex, village
period, season
The pool is open throughout the holiday season
brochure
business, company, firm
The recession hit the package holiday business hard
insurance
You should take out holiday insurance before you leave
arrangements, plans
romance
Their holiday romance turned into a lasting relationship
photos, snaps

PREP

on (a) ~
They met while on holiday in Spain

PHRASES

a holiday of a lifetime
This is your chance to win the holiday of a lifetime

ADJ

annual, Christmas, Easter, summer
The centre is now closed for the Christmas holidays
school
paid

VERB + HOLIDAY

be entitled to, get, have
You are entitled to 24 days' paid holiday per year. I have three weeks' holiday a year
take
I'm taking the rest of my holiday in October
spend
She spent her holiday decorating the flat
need
I really need a holiday!

HOLIDAY + NOUN

time
entitlement
pay
job
She had a holiday job as a gardener when she was a student

PREP

during the ~s
It can be difficult to keep children occupied during the long summer holidays
in the ~s
My aunt's coming to stay in the holidays
on ~
I'm afraid Mr Adamek is on holiday this week

ADJ

bank, national, public, religious

HOLIDAY + NOUN

weekend
The roads will be busy on Monday as it's a holiday weekend