rushed off one's feet
Meaning: Extremely busy.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “The café was rushed off its feet all Saturday.”
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: So busy that one never gets to sit down. The phrase is chiefly British, common from the 20th century.
Equivalents in other languages
- Catalan: Anar de bòlit — literally: To go like a spinning top
More idioms — Body & Senses
- no pain, no gain — You must work hard or suffer to achieve something.
- you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours — If you help me, I will help you.
- thin-skinned — Easily offended or hurt by criticism.
- right-hand man — Someone's most trusted and useful helper.
- have a big mouth — To talk too much, especially about things that should be kept secret.
- a bundle of nerves — A very anxious or nervous person.
More English idioms
- out of this world — Wonderful; extraordinarily good.
- the pits — The worst; extremely bad.
- the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence — Other people's situations always seem better than one's own.
- every cloud has a silver lining — Something good can come out of any bad situation.
- sleep on it — To delay a decision until the next day to think it over.
- it'll all come out in the wash — Things will work out in the end.
From our untranslatable words
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