Alessandro Mencarini: In Italian you say “non do il resto”, ie “I can’t give out any change” like you’re the busiest cashier ever

My favourite phrase for being busy from the US South is “I'm as busy as a one-legged cat in a sandbox.” My favourite Aussie variant is a toss-up between “flat out like a lizard drinking” and “as busy as a centipede on a hot plate.” Anybody know some fun ones from other languages?

In Italian you say “non do il resto”, ie “I can’t give out any change” like you’re the busiest cashier ever

Ha - that is excellent! Thank you (I'm well on my way to having enough phrases for a proper list now)

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