Subject | English | Thesaurus |
proverb | all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy | 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) |
proverb | all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy | too much focus on (one's) career may lead to one being uninteresting company (wiktionary.org) |
proverb | all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy | too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy (wiktionary.org) |
saying. | all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy | said to warn someone that they will not be an interesting person by working all the time (cambridge.org) |
saying. | all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy | used about a situation in which someone spends a lot of time working and has no time for other activities (macmillandictionary.com) |
saying. | all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy | without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring (wikipedia.org) |
saying. | all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy | used to say that you should not spend all your time working, but should spend some of your time relaxing (ldoceonline.com) |
proverb | all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy | 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) |
proverb | all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy | 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) |
abbr. | make a noticeable difference in something | move the needle (https://englishlessons.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/idiom-of-the-week-move-the-needle-inon-something/ oxana135) |
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