You been keeping busy?

You been keeping busy?
(Have you) been keeping busy? & (Have you been) keeping busy? & You been keeping busy?
Inf. a vague greeting asking about how someone has been occupied. •

Tom: Been keeping busy? Bill: Yeah. Too busy.

Sue: Hi, Fred. Have you been keeping busy? Fred: Not really. Just doing what I have to.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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