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Discover LudwigThe phrase "busy myself" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means to engage in activities or tasks in order to keep oneself occupied or occupied with something in particular. Example: During the summer break, I like to busy myself with various DIY projects to improve my home.
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But I didn't have the time to busy myself with this.
I was so busy myself in those days I missed all that.
I tried to busy myself by taking pictures with my Instamatic camera.
I busy myself at the table, trying — and failing — to put a six-volt battery into a new flashlight.
I busy myself photographing a beautifully neglected plot that has been overtaken by a tapestry of buttercups and herb robert.
Do you think that, in Parliament, I'll busy myself with people who don't have water, or people who get drunk?" What to make of all this?
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The more I thought, the more I realized that for several years, I had busied myself building my business and in many ways neglected building my family.
Instead of busying myself with their activities, I needed to rediscover some of my own.
Have you got the OS map?" I patted my pocket and busied myself with my own bag audit.
I went home to Italy and busied myself with another project; I moved to New York and lived through 9/11.
I busied myself with the ladies to hide facing up to that.' And now?
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