busy little beaver in English

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    {
      "form": "busy little beavers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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        "Someone who has completed or accomplished many tasks or works."
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        "(colloquial) Someone who has completed or accomplished many tasks or works."
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          "word": "eager beaver"
        }
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        {
          "word": "busy little bee"
        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "busy little beaver"
}

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    {
      "form": "busy little beavers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "eager beaver"
    }
  ],
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        "English countable nouns",
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      "glosses": [
        "Someone who has completed or accomplished many tasks or works."
      ],
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        "(colloquial) Someone who has completed or accomplished many tasks or works."
      ],
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "busy little bee"
    }
  ],
  "word": "busy little beaver"
}

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"busy little beaver" meaning in English

Noun

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