English - Turkish
Definition of busman's holiday in English Turkish dictionary
- iş yaparak geçirilen tatil
- iş günü gibi tatil
English - English
Definition of busman's holiday in English English dictionary
- A holiday or vacation during which one does something similar to what one does as work
- a holiday where you do the same things you do at work
- If you have a holiday, but spend it doing something similar to your usual work, you can refer to it as a busman's holiday. a holiday spent doing the same work as you do in your job - often used humorously
- busman's holidays
- plural form of busman's holiday
Related Terms
busman's holiday
Hyphenation
busman's Hol·i·dayPronunciation
Etymology
() First recorded in 1893 in the UK. The idea is that a busman, to go off on a holiday, would take an excursion by bus, thereby engaging in a similar activity to his work.Resimler
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