疲于奔命

(idiom) terribly busy / up to one's ears in work

Characters and words in 疲于奔命

weary

= + : Pocahontas (pi) finally arrived at the space station. Just inside the entrance (Ø2) she feels very weary (疲) and curls into a cow's hide (皮). She feels very sick and develops a colorful rash (疒). She doesn't know that it's not because of the long journey, but because of her allergy against the hide.
to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / variant of 於|于[yu2]
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by

= + : Mnemonic symbol: prepositions (in, at, on, to, ...) are what glue the sentence together. Honey is as sticky as glue, so I'll represent 于 by a honey jar.

Yu the Great (于) was assigned to repair the electronics of the space station's kitchen (Ø2), but instead he was snacking honey from a honey jar (于). Unfortunately his capacitor (二) got stuck in the honey and now he has to use a crowbar (亅) to lever it out.
to hurry / to rush / to run quickly / to elope

= + : Beelzebub (b) snatched some plants (卉) from the robot's (大) flower shop (卉) in front of the encampment ((e)n1) and rushes (奔) away in his Benz (奔).
to go to / to head for / towards / Taiwan pr. [ben1]
variant of 奔[ben1]

= + : Beelzebub (b) snatched some plants (卉) from the robot's (大) flower shop (卉) in front of the encampment ((e)n1) and rushes (奔) away in his Benz (奔).
variant of 奔[ben4]
variant of 奔[ben1] / variant of 奔[ben4]

= + : Beelzebub (b) snatched some plants (卉) from the robot's (大) flower shop (卉) in front of the encampment ((e)n1) and rushes (奔) away in his Benz (奔).
to rush about on errands / to be kept on the run
life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc

= + : In engine's bathroom, Marilyn Monroe kow tows before a pointed hat. She thinks that this is her fate.

Words with 疲于奔命

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Sentences with 疲于奔命

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