busy little beaver

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busy little 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 brother, Sam's been a busy little beaver this summer.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Earlene	URL-een	English
Cerberus	SUR-bə-rəs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Praskovya	prah-SKOV-yah	Russian
Lena	LE-nah (German, Polish, Italian), LYE-nah (Russian), LEE-nə (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Russian, English, Italian, Portuguese
Arsenios	-	Ancient Greek
Sigal	-	Hebrew