well away
UK informalcompletely involved in what you are doing:
He was soon well away on (= talking a lot about) his favourite subject of steam train conservation.
very drunk:
After five pints of lager and a couple of whiskies I was well away (= drunk).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Busy and active
- a hive of activity/industry idiom
- arena
- be (as) busy as a bee idiom
- be all go idiom
- be at work idiom
- be back in harness idiom
- buzz
- foot
- girlie swot
- hard-working
- harness
- have (got) sth on
- have sth on your plate idiom
- hurly-burly
- knee-deep
- mad
- spread
- spurt
- stimulating
- tie sb up
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