Busy as a cranberry merchant In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "busy as a cranberry merchant", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2021-05-14 08:05

Meaning of Busy as a cranberry merchant

Synonyms:

As busy as a one-armed paperhanger , (as) busy as a beaver (building a new dam) , be (as) busy as a bee , busy as a cat on a hot tin roof , busy as a fish peddler in Lent , busy as Grand Central Station , busy as popcorn on a skillet

Busy as a cranberry merchant simile

If you say that someone is busy as a cranberry merchant, you mean that they have a lot to do; they are fully occupied; they work very hard.

Back in those days when I was going to sit the university's national entrance exam, I was always busy as a cranberry merchant studying three main subjects.

As the bank holiday approaches, Mary, an accountant, has always been busy as a cranberry merchant working with whopping revenue figures of her company.

He is busy as a cranberry merchant rehearsing at the studio all day so that his performance will be flawless,

Other phrases about:

flat strap

1.(adj) Very busy

2. At maximum speed, efficiency, or power

slog/sweat/work/flog your guts out

To work very hard for something

Eager Beaver

An industrious person

busy as popcorn on a skillet

Being extremely busy or hardworking

to work one's tail off

To work extremely hard

Origin of Busy as a cranberry merchant

The origin of this idiom is not clear.