Idiom
keep someone busy
Meaning
To ensure that someone's attention is occupied, often to prevent them from becoming bored or noticing something.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“These toys keep the children busy.”
“I gave him a difficult project to keep him busy while I finished the report.”
“The manager assigned a series of minor administrative tasks to keep the restless staff busy during the long wait for the final decision.”
Examples
simple
“These toys keep the children busy.”
contextual
“I gave him a difficult project to keep him busy while I finished the report.”
complex
“The manager assigned a series of minor administrative tasks to keep the restless staff busy during the long wait for the final decision.”
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