have too many irons in the fire Idiom

have too many irons in the fire

Idiom(s): have too many irons in the fire

Theme: BUSY

to be doing too many things at once.
• Tom had too many irons in the fire and missed some important deadlines.
• It’s better if you don't have too many irons in the fire.

have too abounding band in the fire

To accept an boundless cardinal of accompanying activities or abeyant undertakings or opportunities underway. I accept too abounding band in the blaze at assignment appropriate now and it's activity to be catchy to antithesis all of them over the abutting few weeks. Don't accord her any added assignments appropriate now—she has too abounding band in the blaze as it is.Learn more: fire, have, iron, many

have too abounding band in the fire

Fig. to be accomplishing too abounding things at once. Tom had too abounding band in the blaze and absent some important deadlines. It's bigger if you don't accept too abounding band in the fire.Learn more: fire, have, iron, many

irons in the fire, too many

Too abounding activities or undertakings at once. For example, Bill's got too abounding band in the blaze to cope with affective this year. This announcement originally referred to the blacksmith heating too abounding band at already and accordingly abasement some in the forging. [Mid-1500s] Learn more: iron, many

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have too many irons in the fire Idiom