occupy (someone or oneself) by (doing something)

To keep oneself or someone else busy or distracted by doing something. A: "It might take a while for this to finish up." B: "Don't worry about me, I can occupy myself by reading." Dan's occupying the kids by showing them different bugs in the back yard.

See also: by, occupy

See also:

leave (someone, something, or oneself) (wide) open for (something)
leave oneself wide open for
keep (someone or something) in sight
keep in sight
keep sight of
keep sight of (someone or something)
keep sight of somebody/something
leave open
leave yourself wide open to something
leave (someone, something, or oneself) (wide) open to (something)

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