too many irons in the fire

too many irons in the fire
See: IRONS IN THE FIRE.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • too many irons in the fire — This means juggling too many projects at once and something s bound to fail; when a smith had too many irons in his fire, he couldn t effectively keep track of all of them …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • too many irons in the fire — too many things you are trying to do He has too many irons in the fire at the moment and has no time for other things …   Idioms and examples

  • too many irons in the fire — Too many responsibilities, undertakings, etc to cope with at once • • • Main Entry: ↑iron …   Useful english dictionary

  • Too many irons in the fire — Iron I ron ([imac] [u^]rn), n. [OE. iren, AS. [=i]ren, [=i]sen, [=i]sern; akin to D. ijzer, OS. [=i]sarn, OHG. [=i]sarn, [=i]san, G. eisen, Icel. [=i]sarn, j[=a]rn, Sw. & Dan. jern, and perh. to E. ice; cf. Ir. iarann, W. haiarn, Armor. houarn.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • too many irons in the fire — See: IRONS IN THE FIRE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • too\ many\ irons\ in\ the\ fire — See: irons in the fire …   Словарь американских идиом

  • There's Too Many Irons in the Fire — Infobox Single Name = There s Too Many Irons in the Fire Caption = Artist = Cardiacs from Album = A side = B side = Released = 1987 Format = 12 Recorded = Genre = Pronk Length = Label = Alphabet Business Concern Writer = Producer = Certification …   Wikipedia

  • have too many irons in the fire — See: TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have too many irons in the fire — See: TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have\ too\ many\ irons\ in\ the\ fire — See: too many irons in the fire …   Словарь американских идиом

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