busy bees
Hard workers, metaphorically
Busy bees are people who are industriously occupied, especially with an air of cheerful activity.
The phrase draws on the proverbial industriousness of honeybees: Look at all these busy bees getting the decorations ready.
Often used affectionately or with mild irony for people who seem constantly in motion.
- industriousDevoted to steady effort
- honeybeeNectar-gathering social insect
- hive mindUnified group consciousness
- hive of activityVery busy place
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
diligent · productive · hardworking · hard at work · teamwork · hives · energetic · assiduous · buzz · swarm · tireless · hustle · workaholic · beekeeping · multitasker · go-getter · active · community
- high energygamma rays, cosmic rays, particle accelerator, synchrotron, neutrinos
busy beescouch potatoes
Habitual inactive TV viewers
lazy bones · slackers · layabouts · sluggards · idlers
busy beesslackers
Those who avoid effort
underachievers · malingerers · drifters · free riders · benchwarmer
busy beesshirkers
Those who evade duties
goldbrickers · malingerers · clock-watchers · free riders · slobs
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