society > occupation and work > lack of work > [verb (intransitive)] > on Monday (2)
Saint Monday1753
used with reference to the practice among workmen of being idle on Monday, as a consequence of drunkenness on the Sunday; chiefly in phrase to keep Sa…
to whip the cat1897
Phrases. to whip the cat: used (chiefly dialect or technicalcolloquial) in various senses, some of which are not satisfactorily explained.