busman's holiday
noun/ˌbʌsmənz ˈhɒlɪdeɪ/UK/ˌbʌsmənz ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/US
Etymology
From busman + -’s + holiday, from the idea that a bus driver, to go off on a holiday, would take an excursion by bus or go on a long drive and thereby engage in a similar activity to his work.
- inherited from halyday
Definitions
A holiday or vacation during which one does something similar to what one does as work.
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