きりきりまい

[きりきり舞い] ¶仕事が忙しくて～する

be very busy with ［at， over］ one's work.

きりきり舞い
a whirl
going round and round
rushing a person off his feet

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きりきりまい【きりきり舞い】

¶仕事が忙しくて～する

be very busy with ［at， over］ one's work.

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きりきりまい【きりきり舞い】

a whirl; going round and round [《米》 around and around]; a whirl of activity.

～する spin round and round; 〔忙しくて〕 move about busily engaged in work; 〔翻弄される〕 be twisted around sb's finger; be led around by the nose.

●打者はいずれも彼の豪速球にきりきり舞いした. The batters all spun around in circles at his mighty fast balls.

●きりきり舞いをする ＝～する

・仕事で一日中きりきり舞いをした. Business kept me hustling all day. | I was so busy all day long that I never had a moment to sit down.

・きりきり舞いをさせる 〔翻弄する〕 twist sb around one's finger; lead sb by the nose; lead sb a merry dance.