bust around
C1 informal intransitive
In simple words
To rush around doing lots of things at once.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
(Informal) To move quickly and energetically from place to place doing various tasks.
"She was busting around the house all morning, trying to get everything ready before the guests arrived."
Usage notes
Informal American English. Less common than 'bustle around' or 'rush around'. Can suggest energetic, slightly chaotic activity. Rare outside of casual American speech.
Commonly used with
morning kitchen house errands work chores
Forms
Base
bust around
I/you/we/they
3rd person
busts around
he/she/it
Past simple
busted around
yesterday
Past participle
busted around
have + pp
-ing form
busting around
continuous
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Synonyms
bustle around rush around dash about scurry around hustle
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