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all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
stresses
gen.
одна работа без забавы - от неё тупеешь, право
proverb
умей дело делать – умей и позабавиться
;
делу время, а потехе час
(
Come out to the pub with us tonight! All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
)
saying.
от работы кони дохнут
(
Don't come to the office this weekend. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. • Come out to the pub with us tonight! All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
4uzhoj
)
English thesaurus
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
proverb
constant work without rest or relaxation is harmful to
one's
personal life and well-being
(
In addition to firm information, we have a little game because all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy • Though you agree that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, the industrious and methodical part of you will do justice to your work.
lexico.com
)
;
it is not healthy for someone to work all the time and never play
(Often used to exhort someone to stop working, or to justify why you have stopped working; you can substitute the name of the person you are addressing for Jack:
Don't come to the office this weekend. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. • I'd like to take a week's vacation next month. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
thefreedictionary.com
)
;
working too much can be bad for
one's
health or can make one boring
(
Come out to the pub with us tonight! All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
thefreedictionary.com
)
;
too much focus on
one's
career may lead to one being uninteresting company
(
wiktionary.org
)
;
too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy
(
wiktionary.org
)
saying.
said to warn someone that they will not be an interesting person by working all the time
(
cambridge.org
)
;
used to say that you should not spend all your time working, but should spend some of your time relaxing
(
ldoceonline.com
)
;
used about a situation in which someone spends a lot of time working and has no time for other activities
(
macmillandictionary.com
)
;
without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring
(
wikipedia.org
)
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