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wrapped up(adjective, set, intense, full)
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tied up(adjective, active, full, busy)
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in use(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, active)
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at work(adjective, active, full, occupied)
3
on duty(adjective, active, occupied, working)
3
taken up with(verb, adjective, idiom, phrasal verb)
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at it(adjective, active, occupied, working)
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caught up in(idiom, absorbed, occupied, inattentive)
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in harness(active, busy, occupied, working)
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on the go(idiom, keen, energetic, lively)
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on the job(idiom, active, busy, occupied)
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spoken for(adjective, tight, reserved, restricted)
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all wound up(adjective, idiom, absorbed, occupied)
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already taken(adjective, active, occupied, working)
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at fault(important, subject, accountable)
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at the helm(important, subject, prearranged, accountable)
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bound to(important, subject, prearranged, accountable)
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carrying the load(important, subject, prearranged, accountable)
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caught up(adjective, involved, absorbed, occupied)
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devolving on(important, subject, prearranged, accountable)
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