bustle around

bustle around

1. To move quickly from place to place while trying to complete a task. Annabelle has been bustling around, cleaning the whole house and setting up all the guest rooms before her relatives come to visit. Can you stop bustling around for five minutes and tell me what's going on? The CEO is coming down for a meeting at 2:00, that's why we're bustling around and tidying things up!
2. To quickly move around some space or area while trying to complete a task. In this usage, the location is stated after "around." I spent the whole afternoon bustling around town, trying to get through my list of errands while the kids were at school. Why did I say I'd host the dinner party? I've been bustling around the kitchen all day, and there's still more to do! Hmm, I saw Al bustle around the file room earlier. Maybe he picked up the folder you're looking for.
See also: around, bustle
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bustle around

to move about very busily. The people were bustling around, trying to get things ready for the picnic. I wish you would stop bustling around.
See also: around, bustle
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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