Noun
Roman holiday (plural Roman holidays)
A form of public entertainment characterized by violence, degradation and suffering.
Mind you, Roman Holiday - which is kind of a romantic comedy - is one of my favorite films, and I think Audrey Hepburn is absolutely phenomenal in that movie. Ellen Page
The second trial was a fair trial. I do not call it a second trial. I call it a fair trial, as opposed to the first trial, which was an unfair trial, a Roman holiday. Sam Sheppard
He donated his body to scientific research. citation In 1993, Trumbo was posthumously awarded the Academy Award for writing Roman Holiday (1953). Source: Internet
Shooting at Cinecittà, large-budget films such as Quo Vadis (1951), Roman Holiday (1953) and Cleopatra (1963) were made in English with international casts and sometimes, but not always, Italian settings or themes. Source: Internet
The Majestic Grille, for instance, had the movies Roman Holiday and Casablanca back to back on the screen of the movie theater turned restaurant. Source: Internet