busy oneself

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• busy oneself with — index occupy (engage), ply Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• busy oneself — keep occupied. → busy …   English new terms dictionary

• busy — ► ADJECTIVE (busier, busiest) 1) having a great deal to do. 2) currently occupied with an activity. 3) excessively detailed or decorated. ► VERB (busies, busied) (busy oneself) …   English terms dictionary

• busy — /ˈbɪzi / (say bizee) adjective (busier, busiest) 1. actively and attentively engaged: busy with his work. 2. not at leisure; otherwise engaged. 3. full of or characterised by activity. 4. officious; meddlesome; prying. 5. Chiefly US → engaged… …  

• busy — adjective (busier, busiest) 1》 having a great deal to do.     ↘(of a place) full of activity or people. 2》 (of a person) presently occupied; engaged.     ↘chiefly N. Amer. (of a telephone line) engaged. 3》 excessively detailed or decorated. verb… …   English new terms dictionary

• busy — bus·y || bɪzɪ v. occupy oneself adj. occupied, engaged; taken, in use …   English contemporary dictionary

• occupy oneself — {v. phr.} To make oneself busy with. * /Having retired from business, he now occupies himself with his stamp collection./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• spread oneself too thin — {v. phr.} To try to do too many things at one time. * /As the owner, chef, waiter, and dishwasher of his restaurant, Pierre was spreading himself too thin./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• occupy oneself — {v. phr.} To make oneself busy with. * /Having retired from business, he now occupies himself with his stamp collection./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• spread oneself too thin — {v. phr.} To try to do too many things at one time. * /As the owner, chef, waiter, and dishwasher of his restaurant, Pierre was spreading himself too thin./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• occupy\ oneself — v. phr. To make oneself busy with. Having retired from business, he now occupies himself with his stamp collection …   Словарь американских идиом