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busman's holiday

  (bŭs'mənz) pronunciation
n. Informal.

A vacation during which one engages in activity that is similar to one's usual work.


 
 
Idioms: busman's holiday

Free time spent in much the same pursuit as one's work. For example, Weather permitting, the lifeguard spent all her days off at the beach--a real busman's holiday. The term alludes to a bus driver spending his day off taking a long bus ride. [Late 1800s]

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a holiday where you do the same things you do at work

 
 

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