have many irons in the fire
- have many irons in the fire
Ye know a business man can't call his soul his own, and in those days when I was makin' me way in the world, and had so many irons in the fire I didn't know which way to turn, what was I to do with a pair of kids? (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XVI) — Ты ведь знаешь, деловые люди не принадлежат себе, а в те годы, когда я только пробивал дорогу в жизнь и столько было у меня закинуто удочек, что я не знал, в какую сторону смотреть, как мог я взять к себе двух девочек, да еще заботиться о них?
I always thought he had a few more irons in the fire besides this work here. He never spent more than half his time with our business. But he's had plenty of time to do us down. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Angel Pavement’, ch. XI) — я все время подозревал, что Голспи орудует не только в нашей конторе, но и в других местах. Ведь он только часть дня занимался нашими делами. И тем не менее успел все же разорить нас!
You can't give anything the attention you should if you have too many irons in the fire. (ECI) — Вы ничему не сможете уделить должного внимания, если будете так разбрасываться.
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have many irons in the fire — have many (or other) irons in the fire have many (or a range of) options or courses of action available or be involved in many activities or commitments at the same time … Useful english dictionary
have many irons in the fire — ► have many (or other) irons in the fire have a range of options or interests. Main Entry: ↑iron … English terms dictionary
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 other irons in the fire — ► have many (or other) irons in the fire have a range of options or interests. Main Entry: ↑iron … English terms dictionary
have\ too\ many\ irons\ in\ the\ fire — See: too many irons in the fire … Словарь американских идиом
irons in the fire — A person who has a few irons in the fire has a number of things working to their advantage at the same time. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you have a few, or many, irons in the fire, you are involved in several projects at the… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
irons in the fire — very busy, plate is full I can t help with your project. I have too many irons in the fire … English idioms
have too many irons in the fire — do too many things at once … English contemporary dictionary
have many (or other) irons in the fire — have a range of options or interests. → iron … English new terms dictionary
fire — I [[t]fa͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM ♦♦ fires, firing, fired (Please look at category 18 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N UNCOUNT Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things… … English dictionary
