to keep oneself busy
1busy oneself — keep occupied. → busy …
2busy — /ˈbɪzi / (say bizee) adjective (busier, busiest) 1. actively and attentively engaged: busy with his work. 2. not at leisure; otherwise engaged. 3. full of or characterised by activity. 4. officious; meddlesome; prying. 5. Chiefly US → engaged… …
3busy — ► ADJECTIVE (busier, busiest) 1) having a great deal to do. 2) currently occupied with an activity. 3) excessively detailed or decorated. ► VERB (busies, busied) (busy oneself) …
4keep — I n. maintenance to earn one s keep II v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to have ) to keep about (esp. BE), around (do you keep a screwdriver around the house?) 2) (d; intr.) to keep after ( to keep persuading ) (keep after the children; they are still too… …
5busy — adjective (busier, busiest) 1》 having a great deal to do. ↘(of a place) full of activity or people. 2》 (of a person) presently occupied; engaged. ↘chiefly N. Amer. (of a telephone line) engaged. 3》 excessively detailed or decorated. verb… …
6en|gage — «ehn GAYJ», verb, gaged, gag|ing. –v.t. 1. to keep busy; occupy: »Work engages much of my time. He engaged me in conversation. 2. to hire; employ; take for use or work; reserve (as seats …
7Laylat al Bara'at — Laylat al Baraat is the 14 th night of the month of Shabaan in the Islamic Hijra Calendar.This night is known as Night of Emancipation . This night is mentioned both in the Holy Quran and in the authentic a Hadith of the prophet Mohammad SAW… …
8Writer's block — is a phenomenon involving temporary loss of ability to begin or continue writing, usually due to lack of inspiration or creativity.Origins of writer s blockWriter s block can be closely related to depression and anxiety, [Flaherty, A. (2005). The …
9preoccupy — v absorb, immerse, engross, obsess, consume, devour, monopolize, keep to oneself, rivet, fix, fixate, arrest, attract, engage, keep one busy, take all one s time, occupy, hold; hold one s attention, distract, divert …
10engross — v 1. absorb, immerse, preoccupy, obsess, consume, devour, take all one s time; keep one busy, engage, involve, occupy, employ, hold, hold one s attention; amuse, divert, distract; rivet, fix, fixate, arrest, attract. 2. inscribe, letter,… …
