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Collocations for vacation - noun

1. (AmE) period of time away from home for pleasure

ADJECTIVE

summer, winter
The sisters are on summer vacation with their family.
annual
three-day, two-week, etc.
month-long, week-long, etc.
extended, long
I may go on an extended vacation to Bermuda.
little, short
She needed a little vacation to clear her head.
all-inclusive
family
beach, cruise, golf, ski
exotic, tropical
Caribbean, European, etc.
great, nice
relaxing
dream, perfect
A Nile cruise is high on my list of dream vacations.
well-deserved
working
The President cut short his working vacation by two days.
real
He hadn't taken a real vacation in years.

VERB + vacation

get, go on, have, take
She took a well-deserved vacation to Mexico.
spend
She was going to spend her vacation in Hawaii all by herself.
come back from, get back from, return from
plan
book
cancel
could use, need
enjoy
ruin
I hope the bad weather didn't ruin your vacation.

vacation + NOUN

trip
destination, resort, spot
Orlando is a popular vacation resort for British tourists.
cottage, home, house, property, villa
plans
photos, pictures
season

PREPOSITION

on vacation

2. (esp. AmE) period of rest from work/school

ADJECTIVE

school
paid
Military personnel receive a month of paid vacation.
spring, summer, winter
annual
month-long, week-long, etc.
one-month, two-week, etc.
Students had a two-week vacation at the end of December.
long
The long summer vacation breaks the rhythm of instruction.

VERB + vacation

use

vacation + NOUN

day, leave, time
Employees no longer have a fixed number of vacation days.
I wasn't able to use all of my vacation time last year.
I have put in for vacation time.
pay

PREPOSITION

on vacation

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