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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.
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.
See also: around, bustle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

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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