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What is another word for busman's holiday?

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Noun
Time away from regular job or school
leave of absence
holiday
vacation
leave
sabbatical
furlough
liberty
absence
R & R
shore leave
time off
break
recess
time out
hols
vac
vacay
respite
day off
rest
half-term
staycation
sojourn
schoolie
rest and recreation
layoff
weekend getaway
retreat
breathing space
few days off
day of rest
gap year
study leave
rest and recuperation
rest and relaxation
mental health day
pause
free time
sick leave
breathing spell
leisure
spare time
downtime
a week off
a month off
garden leave
leisure time
gardening leave
a day off
bank holiday
trip
tour
acumulated day off
holidays
stopover
R and R
spell
recreation
awayday
two weeks with pay
long weekend
getaway
short break
fiesta
escape
intermission
mini-break
adjournment
breather
sabbatical year
sabbatical leave
week off
period of leave
month off
playtime
personal day
accumulated day off
away day
stop
stay
weekend
tarriance
visit
tarry
outing
minibreak
weekend break
residence
stop-off
layover
visitation
call
midweek break
a few days away
weekend away
junket
voyage
weekend trip
closure
renewal
look round
look around
holistay
temporary closure
appointment
look-in
temporary cessation of business
cessation of business
nearcation
repose
relief
inactivity
unemployment
retirement
convenience
peace
range
freedom
ease
requiescence
scope
time
lull
idleness
decompression
annual holiday
annual vacation
annual break
annual leave
interval
interlude
halt
remission
hiatus
spare moment
time to spare
suspension
lapse
cessation
disruption
discontinuation
discontinuance
interruption
cutoff
stoppage
moratorium
check
letup
cut-off
hold-up
let-up
“Shortly after I'd landed back in the country after a busman's holiday in Doha on the Keys and Gray show, I got a text saying the Toon defender had got off his ban.”
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