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be in the middle of something
idiom
B1
to be busy with an activity: 正忙于
Someone phoned when I was in the middle of bathing the baby.我正忙着给孩子洗澡，有人打电话来了。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
having a lot to do
busyI was busy clearing out the shed.
up to your ears in somethingI'm up to my ears in chores!
up to your eyeballs in somethingDon't bother her - she's up to her eyeballs in paperwork.
up to your eyes in somethingI'm up to my eyes in work at the moment.
up to your neck in somethingI can't help, I'm up to my neck in schoolwork.
have your hands fullI have my hands full with the kids at the moment, so I can't take on any more work.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Busy and active
abustle
be (as) busy as a beeidiom
be all goidiom
be at workidiom
be back in harnessidiom
boot
frenetic
frenetically
gangbusters
girlie swot
hard-working
peak
plate
rev
run around
run round
run round in circlesidiom
run round like a headless chickenidiom
rush/run someone off their feetidiom
spread
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