getting busy
Beginning to work
Getting busy means starting to work energetically on a task: We'd better get busy if we want to finish by noon.
The phrase also serves as a euphemism for having sex: They were getting busy in the back seat.
Context usually makes clear which meaning applies.
- hanky-pankyDeceptive or amorous mischief
- lovemakingSexual intercourse between partners
- hooking upCasual sexual encounter
- making outExtended romantic kissing
- fooling aroundIdle playful behavior
rush · meeting · frisky · passion · bumping uglies · making love · horizontal tango · banging · knocking boots · intimacy · going at it · intercourse · canoodling · romance · bonking · effort · copulation · sex
getting busyidling
Operating without working
lounging · relaxing · resting · slacking off · doing nothing
getting busyprocrastinating
Postponing what needs doing
putting it off · delaying · stalling · putting off · dithering
busy, business, getting, gets, gotten, busied, busying, busyness, busywork