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.

  1. inherited from hāliġdæġ — “holy day, Sabbath
  2. inherited from halyday
  3. compounded as busman's holiday — “busman + -'s + holiday

Definitions

  1. A holiday or vacation during which one does something similar to what one does as work.

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