busy as a dyke in a hardware store in All languages combined

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          "text": "For quotations using this term, see Citations:busy as a dyke in a hardware store."
        }
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        "Extremely busy."
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        "(simile, informal, uncommon) Extremely busy."
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        "uncommon"
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  "word": "busy as a dyke in a hardware store"
}

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  "pos": "adj",
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        "English lemmas",
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        "English uncomparable adjectives"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "For quotations using this term, see Citations:busy as a dyke in a hardware store."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Extremely busy."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(simile, informal, uncommon) Extremely busy."
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"busy as a dyke in a hardware store" meaning in All languages combined

Adjective [English]