does " a cranberry merchant" have any special meaning?
Chinese translation: 非常忙碌
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|  Selected response from: pkchan United States Local time: 09:32 | ||||||
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| 4 | it is an idiom expression |
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| 3 +1 | 非常忙碌 |
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3 hrs confidence: 
it is an idiom expression Explanation: it means extremely busy. it can be paraphrased as busy as a bee, busy as a beaver,etc. Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/busy+as+a+cranberry+merc... |
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10 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1非常忙碌 Explanation: busy as a cranberry merchant (at Thanksgiving)=就好像在感恩節前， 小紅莓商人忙於收集小紅莓做果醬應節，形容忙得不可開交 |
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