| 单词 | have a lot on one's plate |
| 释义 | have a lot on one's plateAlso, 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] Words nearby have a lot on one's platehave a head for, have a heart, have a hold over, have all one's buttons, have a lot going for, have a lot on one's plate, have a mind to, have an ax to grind, have an edge on, have a nerve, have an eye for The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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