hive of activity

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Noun

hive of activity (plural hives of activity)

(idiomatic) A very busy place.
Synonym: hive of industry

As more and more people arrived, the office became a hive of activity.
- 2021 October 6, Paul Bigland, “The hills were alive... again”, in RAIL, number 941, page 54:
  Prior to the 1908 departure, the platform is always a hive of activity as teams prepare and the traincrew load the vast amount of supplies we need for the trip (most of which is kindly donated).

Translations

very busy place

Finnish: muurahaispesä (fi) (anthill)
Italian: viavai (it) m, andirivieni (it) m, porto di mare m
Maori: whare mahi

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