plate イディオム

a full plate

a busy schedule, a lot to do Nancy has a full plate these days. She has two jobs and three kids.

clean up your plate

finish eating all the food on your plate, eat it up You may leave the table after you've cleaned up your plate.

full plate

(See a full plate)

on my plate

on my schedule, on my list of duties or tasks I have too much on my plate right now. I'm too busy.

plate is full

too much to do, cannot do any more I'm busy writing exams. My plate is full.

step up to the plate

do your best, take action, take your turn Pedro said,

home plate|home|plate

n. The base in baseball where the batter stands and that a runner must touch to score. The runner slid across home plate ahead of the tag to score a run.

have a lot on one's plate

have a lot on one's plate
Also, have too much on one's plate. Have a great deal (or too much) to cope with, as in What with the new baby and the new house, they have a lot on their plate, or I can't take that on now; I've got too much on my plate already. This expression transfers a loaded or overloaded dinner plate to other activities. [First half of 1900s]

plate

plate
see hand to on a silver platter; have a lot on one's plate.

An plate idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with plate, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context. 類似の言葉の辞書、別の表現、同義語、イディオムイディオム plate

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