occupy (someone or oneself) by (doing something)

To keep oneself or someone else busy or distracted by doing something. A: "It might take a while for this to finish up." B: "Don't worry about me, I can occupy myself by reading." Dan's occupying the kids by showing them different bugs in the back yard.

See also: by, occupy

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

leave (someone, something, or oneself) (wide) open for (something)
leave oneself wide open for
keep (someone or something) in sight
keep in sight
keep sight of
keep sight of (someone or something)
keep sight of somebody/something
leave open
leave yourself wide open to something
leave (someone, something, or oneself) (wide) open to (something)

词组	occupy (someone or oneself) by (doing something)
释义	occupy (someone or oneself) by (doing something) occupy (someone or oneself) by (doing something) To keep oneself or someone else busy or distracted by doing something. A: "It might take a while for this to finish up." B: "Don't worry about me, I can occupy myself by reading." Dan's occupying the kids by showing them different bugs in the back yard. See also: by, occupy Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: leave (someone, something, or oneself) (wide) open for (something) leave oneself wide open for keep (someone or something) in sight keep in sight keep sight of keep sight of (someone or something) keep sight of somebody/something leave open leave yourself wide open to something leave (someone, something, or oneself) (wide) open to (something)
随便看	on the slate on the sly on the something side on the spot on the spur of the moment on the square on the squiff on the stand on the stick on the stocks on the straight and narrow on the street on the street(s) on the streets on the strength of on the strength of (something) on the strength of something on the string on the stroke of (some specific time) on the struggle bus on the stump on the surface on the table on the take on the tank