busy as a bee
US/ˈbɪziæzəˈbiː/
busy as a bee adjective: very active; working constantly.
Adjective
busy as a bee (not comparable)
- Very active; working constantly.
- Lord, I have been as busy as a bee ever since dinner!1811, Jane Austen, chapter 26, in Sense and Sensibility
- Heidi ran backwards and forwards as busy as a bee and brought out everything she could find in the cupboard, for she did not know how to be pleased enough that she could help to entertain the doctor.1872 — Johanna Spyri, Heidi, ch. 16 (translated)
Synonyms of busy as a bee
Origin of busy as a bee
Compare Middle English bisy as bees.
Words that rhyme with busy as a bee
Questions about busy as a bee
- What does busy as a bee mean?
- Busy as a bee means very active; working constantly.
- What part of speech is busy as a bee?
- Busy as a bee is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce busy as a bee?
- Busy as a bee is pronounced /ˈbɪziæzəˈbiː/ (US).
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