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As busy as a bee

Meaning

When someone is working hard and moving quickly from task to task. It is a standard compliment for industrious behavior.

Complimentary, energetic

Used in a sentence

  • She has been as busy as a bee getting the house ready for the party.
  • Look at him go; he has been as busy as a bee all morning.
  • I am as busy as a bee today with all these deadlines.

The backstory

Bees are famously known for their tireless work in the hive and among flowers. This comparison has been used in English literature since the fourteenth century.

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