field day
Time of triumph
A field day is a day of outdoor athletic competition, especially for schoolchildren.
The phrase now more often describes an occasion of great pleasure or opportunity, especially one involving freedom from usual constraints: The press had a field day with the scandal.
The implication is unrestricted enjoyment—like children let loose on a playing field.
Outdoor casual meal
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- racesContests of speed
- activitiesThings one engages in
- sportsCompetitive physical activities
competition · relay · tug-of-war · sack race · ribbons · prizes · parents · teachers
Notable act or abuse
- capitalizeMake a letter large
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- revelCelebrate with abandon
feast · bonanza · spree · heyday · free rein · run amok · go wild · rampage
Planned strategic movements
- exercisesActivities for fitness
- drillHole-boring device
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
battalion · demonstration · inspection · parade · artillery · regiment · formations · tactics
Close, careful examination
- criticismJudgment of faults
- attackAggressive act against another
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
panning · roasting · skewering · dissection · exposure · lambasting · pillorying · takedown
picnic
Outdoor casual meal
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- racesContests of speed
- activitiesThings one engages in
sports · competition · relay · tug-of-war · sack race · ribbons · prizes · parents · teachers · playground
exploit
Notable act or abuse
- capitalizeMake a letter large
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- indulgenceYielding to desire
revel · feast · bonanza · spree · heyday · free rein · run amok · go wild · rampage · excess
maneuvers
Planned strategic movements
troops · battalion · demonstration · inspection · parade · artillery · regiment · formations · tactics · review
scrutiny
Close, careful examination
ridicule · panning · roasting · skewering · dissection · exposure · lambasting · pillorying · takedown · savaging
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- school eventsgraduation, commencement, graduation day, graduation ceremony, kindergarten graduation
- school traditionspep rallies, graduation ceremony, school spirit, school dances, homeroom
- daysMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
- festivitiesparty, parades, celebration, carnivals, festival
- Field Daysack race, three-legged race, relay race, tug of war, egg and spoon race
field dayuphill battle
Difficult prolonged endeavor
losing battle · dead end · brick wall · roadblock · missed opportunity
field, battlefield, fielder, airfield, cornfield, fielding, minefield, fieldwork, fielders