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busman's holiday leisure time spent doing something similar to what one does at work. (Alludes to a bus driver going on a bus tour for his vacation or on a day off.) Tutoring students in the evening is a busman's holiday for our English teacher. It's a bit of a busman's holiday to ask her to be wardrobe mistress for our amateur production in the summer. She's a professional dressmaker. a busman's holiday time away from work that is spent doing something that is similar to your usual job Going to the beach is too much of a busman's holiday for him - he's a lifeguard! See also: holiday How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I enjoyed my first Busman's holiday immensely and satisfied myself with a modest glass of Ontario White Wine. For Scott Kinslow, serving as main chef for the block parties is kind of a busman's holiday. 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. |
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