bustle about
Related to bustle about: hustle and bustle
bustle about
1. To work on a task vigorously. Because her relatives are coming to visit, Annabelle is bustling about, cleaning the whole house and setting up all the guest rooms.
2. To quickly move around some space or area while trying to complete a task. In this usage, the location is stated after "about." Because her relatives are coming to visit, Annabelle is bustling about the living room, putting all of the kids' toys away.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
bustle about doing something
to go about doing something busily and energetically. Greg bustled about all day, doing the chores. Lily bustled about, getting dinner ready.
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bustle about some place
to move about some place very busily, or as if busy. They were all bustling about the kitchen, getting the feast ready. Veronica was bustling about outside, cleaning up the yard.
See also: bustle, place
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- bustle
- bustle about doing
- bustle about some place
- bustle around
- burst a blood vessel
- at pains, be at
- be at pains
- be at pains to do something
- at pains
- at pains to