mix business with pleasure

verb

To do something pleasurable that is related to one's work.

Meanings

verbmix business with pleasure (third-person singular simple present mixes business with pleasure, present participle mixing business with pleasure, simple past and past participle mixed business with pleasure)

present singular third person mixes business with pleasure · participle present mixing business with pleasure · participle past mixed business with pleasure · past mixed business with pleasure

  1. To do something pleasurable that is related to one's work.

Translations

Finnish sekoittaa työ ja huvi
  • sekoittaa työ ja huvito do something pleasurable that is related to one's work
French joindre l'utile à l'agréable
  • joindre l'utile à l'agréableto do something pleasurable that is related to one's work
Hungarian összeköti a kellemest a hasznossal
  • összeköti a kellemest a hasznossalto do something pleasurable that is related to one's work
Italian unire l'utile al dilettevole
  • unire l'utile al dilettevoleto do something pleasurable that is related to one's work
Polish łączyć przyjemne z pożytecznym, połączyć przyjemne z pożytecznym
  • łączyć przyjemne z pożytecznymto do something pleasurable that is related to one's work
  • połączyć przyjemne z pożytecznymto do something pleasurable that is related to one's work
Portuguese unir o útil ao agradável
  • unir o útil ao agradávelto do something pleasurable that is related to one's work
Romanian îmbina utilul cu plăcutul
  • îmbina utilul cu plăcutulto do something pleasurable that is related to one's work
Russian совмеща́ть прия́тное с поле́зным
  • совмеща́ть прия́тное с поле́зным (sovmeščátʹ prijátnoje s poléznym)to do something pleasurable that is related to one's work
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