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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. See also: leisure hell on a holiday Rur. a big commotion. (Use caution with hell.) It was hell on a holiday outside the stadium when the team won the big game. What's going on down on Main Street? Sounds like hell on a holiday! See also: hell 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! 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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For five days I holidayed in nine different countries while I crouched on a stool in a studio in Brussels and learned firsthand what it's like to speak French compared with Greek and Danish and so forth. In swimsuit and sarong, Di was shown aboard the yacht of Mohamed Al Fayed on the Riviera as she holidayed with her sons. |
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