busy as a bee
(as) busy as a bee
Very busy. I'm currently choreographing three plays, so I'm as busy as a bee. Can we meet next week instead? I'm busy as a bee right now. Believe me, this audit has kept everyone in the department busy as a bee for months. We can't wait till it's over!
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(as) busy as a ˈbee
very busyFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
References in periodicals archive
Both officers were
busy as a bee that day: Aside from Lauriano's swarm, Mays handled two in the city.
"
Busy as a bee" is a fitting phrase as bees are hard working and incredibly important pollinators, and work hard to keep the planet's food chains intact, and they really do deserve our help.
Have you ever heard of the expression "
busy as a bee?" While it might not seem that an insect would have chores, their lives are full of them.
"
Busy as a bee" has been around since the time of poet, Geoffrey Chaucer, 1343-1400.
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