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busy as a one-armed paper hanger

busy as a one-armed paper hanger is the alternative spelling of busy as a one-armed paperhanger.

Meaning of busy as a one-armed paperhanger

Adjective

busy as a one-armed paperhanger (not comparable)

  1. (informal, simile) Extremely busy.

Questions about busy as a one-armed paper hanger

What is busy as a one-armed paper hanger the alternative spelling of?
Busy as a one-armed paper hanger is the alternative spelling of busy as a one-armed paperhanger.

Words near busy as a one-armed paper hanger in the dictionary

  1. busy around
  2. busy as a beaver
  3. busy as a bee
  4. busy as a dyke in a hardware store
  5. busy as a nailer
  6. busy as a one-armed paper hanger
  7. busy as a one-armed paperhanger
  8. busy beaver
  9. busy beaver function
  10. busy beaver functions
  11. busy beavers

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