Definition
working constantly.
In Context
- "So the Colonel went down stairs, and the Ould Fellow worked away as busy as a nailer, shovellin' in the guineas by hundherds and thousands."
- "The result was obvious; the nailer was no longer “as busy as a nailer,” and there was no prospect that he ever would be fully employed."
- "… she would be as busy as a nailer in the Abbey Shop ensuring that Mass cards were ready for those who came, and helping out in any other way she could."
See Also
- work like a nailer