like a blue-arsed fly

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

To be frantic, harried or restless

Equivalents

Ελληνικάσαν την άδικη κατάρα

Examples

“He was running around like ⟳ a blue-arsed fly ⟳.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

like a bull in a china shop like a bulldog with a bone like a dog after a bone like a dog in heat like a dog with a bone like a plasterer's radio

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