As the owner, chef, waiter, and dishwasher of his restaurant, Pierre was spreading himself too thin.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
spread oneself too thin — {v. phr.} To try to do too many things at one time. * /As the owner, chef, waiter, and dishwasher of his restaurant, Pierre was spreading himself too thin./ … Dictionary of American idioms
spread oneself too thin — {v. phr.} To try to do too many things at one time. * /As the owner, chef, waiter, and dishwasher of his restaurant, Pierre was spreading himself too thin./ … Dictionary of American idioms
spread oneself too thin — To attempt so many tasks at once that none is done satisfactorily • • • Main Entry: ↑spread * * * be involved in so many different activities or projects that one s time and energy are not used to good effect … Useful english dictionary
spread oneself too thin — If you spread yourself too thin, you do too many things at the same time and can t do any of them well. Don t spread yourself too thin or you ll get nowhere … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
spread oneself too thin — try to do too many things at one time She has been spreading herself too thin lately and is not accomplishing very much of anything … Idioms and examples
spread oneself too thin — be involved in so many different activities that one s time and energy are not used to good effect. → spread … English new terms dictionary
thin — See: INTO THIN AIR, OUT OF THIN AIR, SIT ON THIN ICE, SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN, THROUGH THICK AND THIN, WEAR THIN … Dictionary of American idioms
thin — See: INTO THIN AIR, OUT OF THIN AIR, SIT ON THIN ICE, SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN, THROUGH THICK AND THIN, WEAR THIN … Dictionary of American idioms
thin — See: into thin air, out of thin air, skate on thin ice, spread oneself too thin, through thick and thin, wear thin … Словарь американских идиом
spread — verb (past and past participle spread) 1》 open out so as to increase in surface area, width, or length. ↘stretch out (limbs, hands, fingers, or wings) so that they are far apart. 2》 extend or distribute over a wide area or a specified period… … English new terms dictionary
