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.
See also: busy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Timofeytee-mah-FYAYRussian
Ursinus-Late Roman
Monat-Irish
CyranoSIR-ə-no (English)Literature
Sotirios-Greek
Kleisthenes-Ancient Greek