suzanne minotto
3/9/2017 05:26:13 pm
where did the expression busy as forty bees in a tarbucket originate
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Words and Phrases from the Past
3/9/2017 08:30:37 pm
According to my sources, it's a phrase from East Alabama.
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Lucas
8/5/2021 05:45:17 pm
My mom from Indiana used it all the time.
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9/5/2021 05:16:46 pm
Hi there Lucas!
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Nic
13/12/2021 12:14:41 pm
My Mama in Georgia said "Busy as bees in a tar bucket" often about people over doing things especially shopping or mowing too often. A lot of things done and purchases are unnecessary and profit little. Sometimes less is more. Don't overdo it. Along this line the Bible says "Be still and know that I am God."
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Words and Phrases from the Past
14/12/2021 05:32:54 pm
Thank you for your comment Nic. (Sorry for the delay in replying. Life happens!)
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Beth Jedamski
28/4/2022 06:00:51 pm
My mom, born in 1923 in south Georgia, used it frequently when referring to how busy someone was.
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