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
Elisavet	el-ee-SAH-vet	Greek
Basmath	BAS-math (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Benny	['beni]
Aileas	-	Scottish
Amiran	-	Georgian, Literature
Ihab	-	Arabic