busy as a bee
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busy as a bee
- /ˈbɪziæzəˈbiː/ US
Rhymes with -iː
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Compare Middle English bisy as bees.
adjective
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Very active; working constantly.
Lord, I have been as busy as a bee ever since dinner!
Similar: busy as a beaver, busy as a one-armed paperhanger, busy as a dyke in a hardware store
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adj working constantly
| Deutsch | emsig wie eine Biene |
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