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a hive of activity

A bustling or busy place. On Fridays, the school is only a hive of activity until 3:00 PM—then, everyone rushes out to start their weekend. The water cooler is always a hive of activity at the office. Unfortunately, the bar underneath our apartment is a hive of activity till midnight every night.
See also: activity, hive, of

extracurricular activity

1. Literally, an activity that a student does in addition to their studies (the curriculum). With your grades and extracurricular activities, you'll get into any college you want. You didn't list any extracurricular activities on your application. Aren't you involved in any teams or clubs at school? My extracurricular activities include cheerleading and French Club.
2. slang Sexual activity, often that which is clandestine. If Jen didn't come home last night, I bet she and Bill were preoccupied with some extracurricular activities, if you know what I mean. Good luck sneaking in extracurricular activity with your wife now that you have kids. Judging by their various states of undress, I'd say they were engaged in some extracurricular activities when we stopped by.
3. slang Fighting or arguing that occurs among competitors during a sporting event. It looks like both teams were flagged for some extracurricular activity after that last play. These two teams hate each other, so the refs are going to have a hard time keeping the extracurricular activity in check. Don't get sucked in to any extracurricular activity with their goons, OK?
See also: activity

hum with activity

To be bustling or busy, as of a place or thing. On Fridays, the school only hums with activity until 3:00 PM—then, everyone rushes out to start their weekend. At the office, the water cooler always hums with activity. Unfortunately, the bar underneath our apartment hums with activity till midnight every night.
See also: activity, hum

on a (subject or activity) kick

Experiencing a particularly intense and constant enthusiasm for some subject or activity. Jim's been on a real cycling kick ever since he bought that new bike. I'm on a bit of a politics kick at the moment, but I reckon it will die down once the election season is over.
See also: kick, on
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hive of activity

Fig. a location where things are very busy. The hotel lobby was a hive of activity each morning. During the holidays, the shopping center is a hive of activity.
See also: activity, hive, of

hum with activity

Fig. [for a place] to be busy with activity. The kitchen hummed with activity as usual. Our main office was humming with activity during the busy season.
See also: activity, hum
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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