run around
to be very busy doing a lot of different things
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To be busy
rush around
to try to do a lot of things or to go to a lot of places in a short period of time
juggle
verb
to try to do several important things at the same time, especially when this is difficult
pack in
to fill a period of time with a lot of activities
immerse yourself in something
to spend most of your time doing something or thinking about it
have your hands full
to be extremely busy with a difficult job
have a lot on
to be very busy
be taken up with something
to be busy doing, discussing, or thinking about something
be up to your eyes in something
to have a very large amount of something to do or deal with
not know whether you’re coming or going
to feel very confused, usually because you have too many things to deal with
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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