bustle about doing
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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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- bustle
- bustle about
- 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