in de weer zijn

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Dutch

Etymology

From weer in the sense of "defense". The original sense of the expression would be "to struggle for something", in time broadening to a more general sense of "being busy with something".

Verb

in de weer zijn

  1. (idiomatic) to be busy, to work
    Ik ben al sinds 6 uur vanochtend in de weer.I've been busy since 6 AM.