| 词组 | busy |
| 释义 | IDIOMSLANG BUSY (as) busy as a beaver and (as) busy as a bee very busy.I don’t have time to talk to you. I'm as busy as a beaver.You don't look busy as a beaver to me.Whenever there is a holiday, we are all as busy as bees. (as) busy as Grand Central Station Very busy; crowded with customers or other people. (This refers to Grand Central Station in New York City.)This house is as busy as Grand Central Station.When the tourist season starts, this store is busy as Grand Central Station. fish or cut bait either do the job you are supposed to be doing or quit and let someone else do it. (Fixed order.)Mary is doing much better on the job since her manager told her to fish or cut bait.The boss told Tom, "Quit wasting time! Fish or cut bait!" get busy to start working; to work harder or faster.The boss is coming. You'd better get busy.I've got to get busy and clean this house up.Come on, everybody. Let's get busy and get this job done. get cracking to get moving; to get busy. (Folksy.)Let's go. Come on, get cracking!Move it We don't have all day. Let's get cracking!We'll never get finished if you don't get cracking. hardly have time to breathe to be very busy.This was such a busy day. I hardly had time to breathe.They made him work so hard that he hardly had time to breathe. have one's hands full (with someone or something) to be busy or totally occupied with someone or something.I have my hands full with my three children.You have your hands full with the store.We both have our hands full. have something going (with someone) to have a business deal with someone.(Informal.)Sally has a new business project going with Ann.John and Tom work as stockbrokers. I've heard that they have a business deal going. have too many irons in the fire to be doing too many things at once.Tom had too many irons in the fire and missed some important deadlines.It’s better if you don't have too many irons in the fire. keep one's nose to the grindstone to keep busy continuously over a period of time.The manager told me to keep my nose to the grindstone or be fired.Keep your nose to the grindstone, and you will prosper. not able to call one's time one's own too busy; so busy as not to be in charge of one's own schedule. (Informal. Not able to is often expressed as can't.)It's been so busy around here that I haven't been able to call my time my own.She can't call her time her own these days. on the go busy; moving about busily. (Informal.)I'm usually on the go all day long.I hate being on the go all the time. see the light (of day) to come to the end of a very busy time.Finally, when the holiday season was over, we could see the light of day.When business lets up for a while, we'll be able to see the light. tied up busy.How long will you be tied up?I will be tied up in a meeting for an hour. turn to to begin to get busy.Come on, you guys! Turn to! Let's get to work.If you people will turn to, we can finish this work in no time at all. up and at them to get up and go at people or things; to get active and get busy.(Informal. Usually them is 'em. Fixed order.)Come on, Bob—up and at 'em!There is a lot of work to be done around here. Up and at 'em, everybody! busy Ⅰ adjective 1 actively searching for, or engaged in, a sexual liaison. Homosexual usage US, 1965. 2 (used of a card in poker) producing a pair or otherwise improving a hand US, 1988.► get busy1. to have sex US, 1989.2. to rob someone US, 1987 Ⅱ ⇨ busy; bizzy; busie noun police; a police officer, originally a detective. From earlier 'busy fellow' – a suggestion that plain clothes officers are busy while their uniformed colleagues 'plod' UK, 1904
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