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I do not read SF as much as I used to. It's too much like a busman's holiday.
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Meaning of "busman's holiday" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY

Alluding to a bus driver having a driving holiday.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY

busman's holiday  [ˈbʌsmənz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Busman's holiday is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Busman's holiday

A "busman's holiday" is a holiday spent by a bus driver travelling on a bus: it is no break from his usual routine. By analogy, anyone who spends his holiday doing his normal job is taking a "busman's holiday". It is so named after coach drivers being paid to drive others to their holiday destinations. See also: Busman's Honeymoon...

Definition of busman's holiday in the English dictionary

The definition of busman's holiday in the dictionary is a holiday spent doing the same sort of thing as one does at work.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY


buttons
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Clemens
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commons
ˈkɒmənz
communications
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz
conditions
kənˈdɪʃənz
congratulations
kənˌɡrætjʊˈleɪʃənz
connections
kəˈnɛkʃənz
darkmans
ˈdɑːkmənz
directions
dɪˈrɛkʃənz
Evans
ˈɛvənz
Fitzsimmons
ˌfɪtˈsɪmənz
gardens
ˈɡɑːdənz
instructions
ɪnˈstrʌkʃənz
millions
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persons
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relations
rɪˈleɪʃənz
Romans
ˈrəʊmənz
siemens
ˈsiːmənz
summons
ˈsʌmənz
Symons
ˈsaɪmənz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY

businessy
busing
busk
busker
busket
buskin
buskined
busking
busload
busman
busmen
Busra
Busrah
buss
bussed
Bussell
busses
bussing
bussu
bust

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY

activity holiday
adventure holiday
bank holiday
boating holiday
cycling holiday
federal holiday
Friday
general holiday
half holiday
holiday
legal holiday
national holiday
package holiday
payment holiday
public holiday
Roman holiday
skiing holiday
statutory holiday
tax holiday
walking holiday
working holiday

Synonyms and antonyms of busman's holiday in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «busman's holiday» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY

Find out the translation of busman's holiday to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of busman's holiday from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «busman's holiday» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

公交车司机的假期
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vacaciones de busman
570 millions of speakers

English

busman´s holiday
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

busman की छुट्टी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عطلة busman ل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

праздник водитель автобуса в
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

feriado de busman
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাসারের ছুটির দিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les vacances de busman
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Percutian bas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

busman den Urlaub
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バスの乗務員の休日
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평상시와 같은 일을하며 보내는 휴가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Liburan busman
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

kỳ nghỉ của busman
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பஸ்மேன் விடுமுறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Busman च्या सुट्टीतील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Otobüs tatilcisi tatil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vacanze di Busman
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w wakacje busman
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свято водій автобуса в
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vacanță BUSMAN lui
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διακοπές busman του
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verlofdag
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

busman semester
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

busman ferie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of busman's holiday

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY»

The term «busman's holiday» is normally little used and occupies the 128.833 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about busman's holiday

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QUOTES WITH «BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word busman's holiday.
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Jack L. Chalker
I do not read SF as much as I used to. It's too much like a busman's holiday.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY»

Discover the use of busman's holiday in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to busman's holiday and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Busman's Holiday: (three-act Play)
"Provocative drama about a young and idealistic newspaperman who tried to buck the Marcos-controlled media and is brutally murdered".
Jessie B. Garcia, 1991
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Busman's Holiday
The fascinating recollection of the experiences of tour bus operator throughout Europe over a period of many years.
Ian Milligan, 2005
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Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships
Several examples are offered here, but they are admittedly deficient in both number and quality. They include “Busman's Holiday,” “Cavalier,” “Happy to Help ,” “Homely Sage” and “They'll Be Glad They Knew Me.” 1: Busman's Holiday Thesis.
Eric Berne, 1996
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions: Second Edition
Busman's holiday A holiday that is spent doing an activity that is identical or very similar to that done at work (e. g. a literary critic who spends her vacation reading new books might be said to be taking a busman's holiday). The phrase is ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2006
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
busman's holiday A vacation during which a person engages in activity that is the same as or similar to his or her usual employment: "Our Spanish professor had a busman's holiday this year; she spent her entire vacation doing research in ...
Eric Donald Hirsch, Joseph F. Kett, James S. Trefil, 2002
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The Coat of Arms
"You canafford to take a busman's holiday and find a lotof fun in it." "Busman's holiday'? I get you! Sureit's a busman's holiday. Well, I'm not dueback inSt Louis till the autumn, and I'd sooner be here than floating around Paris." "You might find  ...
Edgar Wallace, 2007
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What a Piece of Work I Am (trade paperback)
Busman's holiday?” asked Red. “What?” said Ariane. “Busman's holiday,” said Red, levering the cap off a bottle. He set a beer in front of her. “The bus driver gets a vacation—so he takes a bus trip. Get it? Busman's holiday.” “Oh, yeah,” said ...
Eric Kraft, 2012
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What a Piece of Work I Am
Busman's holiday?” asked Red. “What?” said Ariane. “Busman's holiday,” said Red, levering the cap off a bottle. He set a beer in front of her. “The bus driver gets a vacation—so he takes a bus trip. Get it? Busman's holiday.” “Oh, yeah,” said ...
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To have a busman's holiday (MP 83) 1925 He always took the "Busman's Holiday " with the greatest enthusiasm. (p. 132) Forbes-Robertson, Johnston. A Player Under Three Reigns. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1925. 1987 Wycliffe ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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The Detective's Holiday
CHAPTER VI A BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY WHEN he had seated himself, Dumou- iin began to rub his hands together in great glee. "But I have left him with what you call a fly in the eye — no? Oh! a flea in the ear," he continued. "He thinks now that  ...
Charles Barry, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term busman's holiday is used in the context of the following news items.
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Racing: McDonald returning home early
... have been disappointed to learn McDonald is returning early from his European busman's holiday before the end of the season on July 31. «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
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Final bus stop for Ossie
APPLYING THE BRAKES: Driver Peter "Ossie" Turnbull is retiring but is already planning a busman's holiday trip. Picture: Grant Wells. «The Advocate, Jul 15»
3
NHL voice Emrick enjoys baseball diversion
... final game of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs, Mike Emrick was on a bus filled with local baseball fans Thursday - a busman's holiday of sorts. «Chronicle-Tribune, Jun 15»
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Donegal do just enough
One punch from Murphy on a brief busman's holiday at full-forward forced Thomas Mallon into a good save, but nothing else disturbed the ... «The Sunday Times, Jun 15»
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Memory Lane: footballers on holiday – in pictures
It is more a case of a busman's holiday for Preston and England footballer Tom Finney as he heads off to Northern Rhodesia for a six-week ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Key update gives Eugene Laverty the quality to click up the gears
Last weekend Laverty had a bit of a busman's holiday, when he attended the Misano round of the World Superbike Championship. He was ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 15»
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Boat review: Upfold Elite 13m
When Clevedon boatbuilder Scott Lane took a busman's holiday to build the Bill Upfold-design Elite 13m Odysseia for his family, he liked her ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
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Whitecaps have new take on busman's holiday
Call it a busman's holiday. And a bus ride, too. A week back East for the Vancouver Whitecaps between MLS games and what did they do ... «Vancouver Sun, Jun 15»
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What a coup! Murder mystery writer to pen game for national Agatha …
She admits she has watched "every single Poirot going," though doesn't tend to read books as it would be "something of a busman's holiday". «Grimsby Telegraph, Jun 15»
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A Cabbie Abroad reaches Phnom Penh; lot of laughs up Schitt's Creek
This is no plush busman's holiday spent in the Pearl of Asia; McQueen stays in his instructor's home, in one of the poorest areas of the city. «South China Morning Post, Jun 15»

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