From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmake a day of itmake a day of itBritish EnglishSPEND TIME to spend all day doing something for pleasure If the weather’s nice, we’ll make a day of it and take a picnic. → day
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make a day of it• Imagine how lovely it would be - you could take the whole family and make a day of it.• They make a day of it, tailgating before the game and, weather permitting, after it, too.• We were going into New York for the concert anyway, so we decided to make a day of it. 