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get busyHave sex.Rate it:

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busy as a beaverVery busy.Rate it:

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Busy As a BeaverHard working business personRate it:

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busy as a beaverI am slammed with over work.Rate it:

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busy as a beeVery active; working constantly.Rate it:

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busy beaverSomeone who is very busy or hard-working.Rate it:

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busy little beaverSomeone who has completed or accomplished many tasks or works.Rate it:

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busy workWork or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.Rate it:

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get busyStart working, usually in opposition to idleness.Rate it:

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I'm busyI'm busy.Rate it:

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the line is busyIndicates that the telephone line is busy.Rate it:

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keep one on one's toesTo keep one attentive, active, busy or alert.Rate it:

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on one's toesAttentive, active, busy or alert.Rate it:

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rat raceAn activity or situation which is congested with participants and which is hectic or tedious, especially in the context of a busy, modern urban lifestyle.Rate it:

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Santa's workshopA busy, productive large or small work environment, populated by dedicated workers.Rate it:

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up and at 'emVigorously launched or launching into an activity; Also used to mean promptly awake and ready to start the day or given as a command to wake up, get out of bed, and get busy with activitiesRate it:

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run aboutTo be very busy doing many different things.Rate it:

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run aroundTo be very busy doing many different things.Rate it:

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tie upTo occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.Rate it:

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Also-RanA Competitor, Activist, Advocate, 'Busy Body', 'Has-Been' {attempting to become an 'Is-Been'}Rate it:

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are you doing anything tomorrowAsks if someone is busy tomorrow, possibly to invite them to do something if they are available.Rate it:

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at itOccupied with a given activity; busy with something. [from 17th c.]Rate it:

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darsi da fareget busyRate it:

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do not disturbUsed to indicate that somebody does not wish to be disturbed, e.g. a sign on a hotel room door, or a "busy" mode of an instant messenger.Rate it:

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flat chatExtremely busy.Rate it:

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get crackingTo get started; to get busy.Rate it:

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get stuck intoGet busy with; become occupied with; become immersed in.Rate it:

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go aboutTo busy oneself with.Rate it:

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have one's hands fullTo be busy or thoroughly preoccupied.Rate it:

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hive of activityA very busy place.Rate it:

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Keep Your Nose to the GrindstoneImpelled to keep one self-busy all the time, always working hardRate it:

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Life in the Fast LaneVery busy life, life is fast means life is very busyRate it:

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magna molirito be busy with ambitious projects.Rate it:

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negotia agere, gerereto be occupied with business, busy.Rate it:

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occupy oneselfTo keep busy by doing somethingRate it:

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on the goActively traveling; busy; moving often.Rate it:

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rush hourbusy travel periodRate it:

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shake a legTo get busy; to get going; to be productive.Rate it:

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up the wallsVery busy, swamped.Rate it:

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up to hereOverwhelmed, busy, buried or swamped.Rate it:

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up to one's neck in alligatorsExtremely busy; having many pressing obligations, distractions, etc consuming one's time.Rate it:

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viel um die Ohren habento be busyRate it:

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vita occupata (vid. sect. VII. 2)the busy life of a statesman.Rate it:

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wind downTo slow; to become calmer or less busy.Rate it:

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能者多勞able men are always busyRate it:

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