dantheclamman to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agoFor the second year in a row, a beaver is to blame for phone and internet outages in northern B.C.www.cbc.camessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1274arrow-down112
arrow-up1262arrow-down1external-linkFor the second year in a row, a beaver is to blame for phone and internet outages in northern B.C.www.cbc.cadantheclamman to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-square@tal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglish0•edit-24 months agohttps://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/busy+as+a+beaver busy as a beaver Very busy, assiduous, or hardworking. The phrase refers to beavers’ reputation for being extremely industrious. Between working two part-time jobs, volunteering on the weekends, and looking after his little brother, Sam’s been busy as a beaver this summer.
minus-square@Trigger2_2000@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoI’m familiar with the saying you site. But “a beaver” implies one beaver; “beavers” would imply multiple beavers were responsible.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/busy+as+a+beaver
I’m familiar with the saying you site.
But “a beaver” implies one beaver; “beavers” would imply multiple beavers were responsible.