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busman's holiday

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bus·man's holiday  (bsmnz)
n. Informal
A vacation during which one engages in activity that is similar to one's usual work.
busman's holiday [ˈbʌsmənz]
n
Informal a holiday spent doing the same sort of thing as one does at work
[alluding to a bus driver having a driving holiday]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.busman's holiday - a holiday where you do the same things you do at work
vacationing - the act of taking a vacation


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I enjoyed my first Busman's holiday immensely and satisfied myself with a modest glass of Ontario White Wine.
Awards business comes full circle by Atkins, Michael / Northern Ontario Business
For Scott Kinslow, serving as main chef for the block parties is kind of a busman's holiday.
GOOD NEIGHBORS CAN BE FOUND HERE GATHERINGS CONJURE A SIMPLER TIME by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
While Gregory Maguire was assiduously working away, with a less-than-generous deadline, on his review of Philip Pullman's long-awaited The Amber Spyglass (see page 735), I was enjoying a busman's holiday on Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown, reading the Horn Book's other preview copy of the same book.
Light from Above by R.S. / The Horn Book Magazine
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