busy beaver



busy beaver

A very busy, assiduous, or hardworking person. Taken from the phrase "busy as a beaver," referring to beavers' reputation for being extremely industrious. Between working two part-time jobs, volunteering on the weekends, and looking after his little brother, Sam's been a busy beaver this summer.
See also: beaver, busy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alexeiah-lyek-SYAY (Russian), ah-leek-SYAY (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Ismail-Arabic, Uyghur
Alyssaə-LIS-əEnglish
Ajay-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Adetokunbo-Western African, Yoruba
PatPATEnglish