Meanings
- simileVery busy.
Synonyms: busy as a bee, busy as a one-armed paperhanger, busy as a dyke in a hardware store
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveVery busy.
Cite this entry
busy as a beaver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busy%20as%20a%20beaver
“busy as a beaver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busy%20as%20a%20beaver. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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