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be busy with something

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  • busy doing something — phrase doing something, especially with a lot of attention or effort We’re all busy preparing for Christmas. I was so busy worrying about Julie that I didn’t even think about Jake. Thesaurus: busy and workingsynonym Main entry: busy …   Useful english dictionary

  • fool with something — fool with (something) 1. to be busy with something without a special purpose. Sammy was always fooling with his model trains. 2. to try to fix or use something complicated. I m not an expert, but I ve spent 14 years fooling with computers and… …   New idioms dictionary

  • fuss with something — fuss with (something) 1. to be busy with something without having a particular purpose. Jack had spent hours fussing with the old car. 2. to try to fix something complicated. It s a mistake to fuss with your computer. Related vocabulary: fool… …   New idioms dictionary

  • fiddle with something — fiddle with (something) 1. to be busy with something without a special purpose. Don t fiddle with the remote control you ll break it! 2. to try to fix or use something complicated. The report says that computer users spend about one third of… …   New idioms dictionary

  • too busy doing something — phrase used for saying that someone is paying too much attention to something, with the result that they do not have time for someone or something else I tried to tell you, but you were always too busy talking to listen. Thesaurus: not paying… …   Useful english dictionary

  • busy doing something — doing something, especially with a lot of attention or effort We re all busy preparing for Christmas. I was so busy worrying about Julie that I didn t even think about Jake …   English dictionary

  • too busy doing something — used for saying that someone is paying too much attention to something, with the result that they do not have time for someone or something else I tried to tell you, but you were always too busy talking to listen. See: busily …   English dictionary

  • something to call your own — (something) to call (your) own something that you own or control. I ve been renting this house for several years and now I want a place to call my own. Usage notes: sometimes used with periods of time to say that someone is too busy: With a full… …   New idioms dictionary

  • something to call own — (something) to call (your) own something that you own or control. I ve been renting this house for several years and now I want a place to call my own. Usage notes: sometimes used with periods of time to say that someone is too busy: With a full… …   New idioms dictionary

  • busy — bus|y1 [ bızi ] adjective *** 1. ) having many things to do: The parents of young children are always busy. a busy doctor He is an extremely busy man. busy with: Irina and Marcus were busy with preparations for their wedding. a ) not able to do a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • busy — I UK [ˈbɪzɪ] / US adjective Word forms busy : adjective busy comparative busier superlative busiest *** Metaphor: Being very busy at work is like being covered with things or surrounded by something such as water or the ground, so that you cannot …   English dictionary

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