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keep someone busy

idiom

To ensure that someone's attention is occupied, often to prevent them from becoming bored or noticing something.


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  1. 01

    as if someone owns the place

    Alternative form of like someone owns the place.

  2. 02

    beat someone round the ears

    To beat (a person) with blows about the head.

  3. 03

    bless someone with

    To give or bestow, as a gift from God.

  4. 04

    bring someone to their knees

    To defeat and make submit to orders.

  5. 05

    busy as a bee

    Very active; working constantly.

  6. 06

    busy as a nailer

    working constantly.

  7. 07

    busy work

    Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.

  8. 08

    call someone every name in the book

    To call someone many abusive names.

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