busman's holiday

A vacation that is spent engaging in an activity that is similar to what one does for work. As a museum curator, Leonard had a busman's holiday when he went to Paris to visit the Louvre.

busman's holiday

Free time spent in much the same pursuit as one's work. For example, Weather permitting, the lifeguard spent all her days off at the beach-a real busman's holiday . The term alludes to a bus driver spending his day off taking a long bus ride. [Late 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Abeni	-	Western African, Yoruba
Satisha	-	Hinduism
Titu	-	Old Church Slavic
Gulnara	-	Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz
Domitila	-	Spanish, Portuguese
Fionnbarra	-	Irish