a busy bee

Written By Brandon Douglas

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In Canadian English, this idiomatic expression typically means:

  1. a very busy person

EXAMPLES

  1. “It is so hard to reach you these days; you’re such a busy bee! When will you have some free time for us to talk? I’d like to catch up.”

  2. “Now that my mother-in-law is retired, she likes to stay a busy bee. If she’s not baking for a bake sale, she’s volunteering at a shelter. She is always doing something.”

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