All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
A person who never takes time off from work becomes boring and bored.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
Hard work without time for recreation is not good for one's health, as in If Harry keeps up that grueling schedule, he's headed for a breakdown—all work and no play isn't healthy. A proverb included in James Howell's collection of 1659, this phrase remains so familiar that it is often shortened, as in the example.
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