Go for holiday
Where do I want to go for holiday this year? •
The above is an example from Google books.
Why doesn't the preposition on fit in the example? Which meaning of the preposition "for" is used here?
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For = dedicated. In the US, "holiday" means "a national day off dedicated to celebrate or commemorate ab event or a person, like July 4th. We use "vacation" as a few days off to relax.
- For = dedicated.
- In the US, "holiday" means "a national day off dedicated to celebrate or commemorate ab event or a person, like July 4th.
- We use "vacation" as a few days off to relax.
- This context is usually associated with "on vacation" Where is John?
- I haven't seen him this week .
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For = dedicated. In the US, "holiday" means "a national day off dedicated to celebrate or commemorate ab event or a person, like July 4th. We use "vacation" as a few days off to relax. This context is usually associated with "on vacation" Where is John? I haven't seen him this week. He is in E
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