(figuratively) to take a long weekend; to take an extra day off work in addition to a public holiday that falls on a Thursday or Tuesday, thereby making a four-day weekend. If the public holiday falls on Wednesday, the individual has the option of taking either Monday and Tuesday or Thursday and Friday off

to party, have a party, live it up

to see to it, make sure

to go back (or to drive back, etc.) before arriving to one's destination, or when there was no fixed destination

to hit the headlines (to appear on the front page of a publication)

to turn back, go backwards / to backpedal

to do what one can

to make the bed (to prepare a bed for later use and for tidiness) / to pave the way for, to be a breeding ground for

Alternative form of faire les poussières

(figuratively) to walk the streets (to prostitute oneself)