have a field day
idiom
: to get a lot of pleasure and enjoyment from doing something
—used especially to describe getting enjoyment from criticizing someone, making fun of someone, etc.
If word of his involvement in this scandal ever leaks out, the newspapers are going to have a field day.
Journalists have had a field day with this scandal.
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Cyclists can have a field day on the 90-mile Scenic Bikeway, and the Christmas Valley Sand Dunes has ATV thrills.
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Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Opposition politicians will have a field day.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 22 Dec. 2025
The Cowboys' offense has also been kind to defenses, so Parsons might have a field day against the soft Dallas offensive line.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Chip Kelly can, and probably will, have a field day with all the different things Jeanty can do.
Expect a productive rookie year from Jeanty, who should be an offensive focal point alongside Brock Bowers very soon.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 30 July 2025
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Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Opposition politicians will have a field day.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 22 Dec. 2025
The Cowboys' offense has also been kind to defenses, so Parsons might have a field day against the soft Dallas offensive line.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Chip Kelly can, and probably will, have a field day with all the different things Jeanty can do.
Expect a productive rookie year from Jeanty, who should be an offensive focal point alongside Brock Bowers very soon.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 30 July 2025
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“Have a field day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20field%20day. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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