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Idiom Busy as a Beaver
Example Jeni is as busy as a beaver setting up her new computer.
Meaning working very hard; extremely industrious
Origin This saying comes from the 17th century. For hundreds of years the beaver has been a symbol of diligent work. Watch a beaver bustling about, busily cutting down trees with its teeth and energetically building a dam, and you'll easily see why. Alliteration (busy as a beaver) adds to the popularity of this simile. Related sayings: "busy as a bee" and "eager beaver."

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