busy oneself with

busy oneself with someone or something

to occupy one's time by dealing with someone or something. Tony busied himself with helping Sam. Mrs. Wilson busied herself with little Jimmy.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Betony	BET-nee	English (Rare)
Oria	-	Italian
Magomet	-	Dagestani, Chechen, Ingush
Libi	LEE-bee	Hebrew
Ju	-	Chinese
Takuya	tah-koo-yah	Japanese