happy holiday

collocation in English

meaningsofhappyandholiday

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happy
adjective
uk
/ˈhæp.i/us
/ˈhæp.i/
feeling, showing, or causing pleasure ...
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holiday
noun
uk
/ˈhɒl.ə.deɪ/us
/ˈhɑː.lə.deɪ/
UK ; ;
a time when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel ...
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(Definition ofhappyandholidayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is therefore my pleasant task to join in wishing everyone ahappyholiday.
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I appeal to him to take a risk in this spring time and give the public an opportunity of ahappyholidayin the summer.
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They provide a very healthy andhappyholidayat very moderate prices.
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I wish him, his family and all his grandchildren a veryhappyholiday.
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We hope that they have ahappyholiday.
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Even the barrier of photography—yourhappyholidaysnaps—becomes less with cheap cameras with automatic exposure and focusing.
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I wish her ahappyholiday.
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I had happy holidays at their cottage, for all its inconvenience.
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I have spent many happy holidays in that part of the country.
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It is more and more necessary that those who sell "happy holidays" should also include adequate insurance in the price ticket to cover all eventualities in case of tragedy.
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When her economic problems are on the way to a proper solution, let us hope that she, like us, will be able to take prolonged and happy holidays.
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I hope that they will increasingly continue to do so, and that as a result next year there will be many more extremely happy holidays un-spoilt for many more people.
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Here he enjoyed many happy holidays with his wide circle of friends and relatives.
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Many service businesses also send cards to their customers in this season, usually with a universally acceptable non-religious message such as happy holidays or season's greetings.
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