busy as a bee
adj/ˈbɪziæzəˈbiː/US
Etymology
Compare Middle English bisy as bees.
Definitions
Very active
Very active; working constantly.
- Lord, I have been as busy as a bee ever since dinner!
- Heidi ran backwards and forwards as busy as a bee and brought out everything she could find in the cupboard, for she did not know how to be pleased enough that she could help to entertain the doctor.
- There was his father bending over his papers at his writing-table before the window, busy as a bee no doubt at some new enthusiasm which was destined to infuriate his neighbours.
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