John had a number of irons in the fire, and he managed to keep all of them hot.
"Ed has a dozen things going all the time, but none of them seem to work out." "No wonder. He has too many irons in the fire."
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
irons in the fire — see ↑iron, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑fire irons in the fire : activities or projects that someone is involved in Although he won t say exactly what he s working on now, he says he has quite a few irons in the fire. • • • Main Entry: ↑iron … Useful english dictionary
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 … The small dictionary of idiomes
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 — have [a few/a lot etc.] irons in the fire to have several jobs at the same time or to have several possibilities of work. If that job application doesn t work out I ve got a couple more irons in the fire … New idioms dictionary
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 … Dictionary of English idioms
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
irons in the fire — things one is doing, projects with which a person is busy Recently he has too many irons in the fire. That is why he has become sick … Idioms and examples
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
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
