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"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is an old proverb that means without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 6 relations: Dictionary.com, James Howell, Maria Edgeworth, Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, The Shining (film).

  2. English proverbs

Dictionary.com

Dictionary.com is an online dictionary whose domain was first registered on May 14, 1995.

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James Howell

James Howell (–) was a Welsh writer and historian.

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Maria Edgeworth

Maria Edgeworth (1 January 1768 – 22 May 1849) was a prolific Anglo-Irish novelist of adults' and children's literature.

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Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.

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The Shining (film)

The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson.

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See also

English proverbs

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_work_and_no_play_makes_Jack_a_dull_boy

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