Busy as a one-armed man with the nettle-rash pasting on wallpaper.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Very busy doing something difficult and irritating.
- In plain terms
- Busy doing hard work that stings.
- What can you take from it?
- Work can be overwhelming and painful.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What keeps you busy?
- Is work worth it?
Another view
Some people find work stimulating not irritating.
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