busman's holiday leisure



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: holiday, leisure

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JaakkoYAH:K-koFinnish
Alfonsoahl-FON-so (Spanish), ahl-FAWN-so (Italian)Spanish, Italian
Myrto-Greek
Shona-Scottish
KarlyKAHR-leeEnglish (Modern)
Petrica-Romanian