busman's holiday
Leisure mimics labor
A busman's holiday is time off spent doing the same thing you do for work.
The expression comes from the image of a bus driver riding a bus on his day off.
The accountant spent her vacation helping her sister sort out finances—a real busman's holiday.
Leisure time away
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
- excursionBrief recreational trip
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- outingShort recreational trip
sightseeing · travel · journey · recreation · break · respite · tourism · weekend
Compulsive labor addict
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- habitSettled regular tendency
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
vacation
Leisure time away
outing · sightseeing · travel · journey · recreation · break · respite · tourism · weekend · time-off
workaholic
Compulsive labor addict
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- habitSettled regular tendency
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
dedication · devotion · obsession · second-nature · autopilot
work
Effort toward a goal
- jobPaid position of employment
- professionTrained occupational field
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
trade · vocation · craft · duty · expertise · specialty · skill · calling · métier · field
busman's holidayunplugging
Removing from power source
getting away from it all · switching off · clean break · decompression · sabbatical
holy, holiday, holidays, busses, busboy, bussed, bussing, holidayed, holidayer