field day

field day
field day
n.
1. a day devoted to military exercises and display
2. a day of athletic events and contests
3. a day spent in outdoor scientific study
4. an occasion of enjoyably exciting events, extraordinary opportunity, or highly successful activity [the press had a field day with the senator's confession]

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