busy as a beaver

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busy as a beaver

adjective

Very busy.
Similar: busy as a bee, busy as a one-armed paperhanger, busy as a dyke in a hardware store

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@misc{busy_as_a_beaver_2026,
  title = {busy as a beaver},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/busy%20as%20a%20beaver},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}