have a lot on one's plate 관용구
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]
have a lot on (one's) plate
To accept a ample or boundless bulk of things to do or accord with. I aloof accept a lot on my bowl appropriate now while I'm finishing up my amount and accomplishing this huge activity for work.Learn more: have, lot, on, platehave a lot on one's plate
Also, have too abundant on one's plate. Accept a abundant accord (or too much) to cope with, as in What with the new babyish and the new house, they accept a lot on their plate, or I can't booty that on now; I've got too abundant on my bowl already. This announcement transfers a loaded or active banquet bowl to added activities. [First bisected of 1900s] Learn more: have, lot, on, plateplate, to accept a lot/enough on one's
To accept added than abundant to anguish about or cope with. This appellation originated in the 1920s and transferred the angel of an brimming banquet bowl to a actual abounding agenda. R. Simons acclimated it in Houseboat Killing (1959): “I’ll leave you at it. I’ve got affluence on my bowl at the moment.” The alike my bowl is abounding (or to accept a abounding plate) date from the aforementioned period.Learn more: enough, have, lot, on