hive of activity

English

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Noun

hive of activity (plural hives of activity)

1. (idiomatic) A very busy place.

   Synonym: hive of industry

   As more and more people arrived, the office became a hive of activity.

   • 2021 October 6, Paul Bigland, “The hills were alive... again”, in RAIL, number 941, page 54:

     Prior to the 1908 departure, the platform is always a hive of activity as teams prepare and the traincrew load the vast amount of supplies we need for the trip (most of which is kindly donated).

Translations

very busy place

• Finnish: muurahaispesä (fi) (anthill)
• French: ruche (fr) f, fourmilière (fr) f
• Italian: viavai (it) m, andirivieni (it) m, porto di mare m
• Maori: whare mahi
• Polish: centrum aktywności n