a change is as good as a rest

proverb

Doing something different from one's routine is as refreshing as taking a break from work altogether.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. Doing something different from one's routine is as refreshing as taking a break from work altogether.

    "I guess there's a novelty factor element involved in working them. I think drivers like driving different traction, and there might also be a 'change is as good as a rest' element.

    2022 September 21, Brendan Rice, “Ready for inspection”, in RAIL, page 61
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APA

a change is as good as a rest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20change%20is%20as%20good%20as%20a%20rest

MLA

“a change is as good as a rest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20change%20is%20as%20good%20as%20a%20rest. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “a change is as good as a rest,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20change%20is%20as%20good%20as%20a%20rest.

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