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busy as a one-armed paperhanger

busy as a one-armed paperhanger adjective: extremely busy.

Adjective

busy as a one-armed paperhanger (not comparable)

  1. (informal, simile) Extremely busy.

Synonyms of busy as a one-armed paperhanger

Questions about busy as a one-armed paperhanger

What does busy as a one-armed paperhanger mean?
Busy as a one-armed paperhanger means extremely busy.
What part of speech is busy as a one-armed paperhanger?
Busy as a one-armed paperhanger is an adjective.

Words near busy as a one-armed paperhanger in the dictionary

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

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