keep someone busy

English

Verb

keep someone busy (third-person singular simple present keeps someone busy, present participle keeping someone busy, simple past and past participle kept someone busy)

  1. (idiomatic) To ensure that someone's attention is occupied, often to prevent them from becoming bored or noticing something.

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