It's so exhausting having to perform the balancing act between work and family.
Keeping both sides in the dispute happy was a difficult juggling act which required an extraordinary degree of diplomacy.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
juggling act — juggling acts N COUNT If you say that a situation is a juggling act, you mean that someone is trying to do two or more things at once, and that they are finding it difficult to do those things properly. Beth was doing precisely the tricky… … English dictionary
juggling act — If you do a juggling act, you try to do different things in a way that is satisfactory for all concerned. For many women, managing a career and looking after a family can be quite a juggling act … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
juggling act — balancing/juggling act phrase a situation in which someone has to do several different things at the same time Reconciling the demands of work and family is quite a balancing act. Thesaurus: difficult situations and experiencessynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
juggling act — jug|gling act [ dʒʌglıŋ ,ækt ] noun count 1. ) a difficult situation in which you are trying to do several things at the same time 2. ) a performance by someone who juggles … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
act — act1 W1S1 [ækt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(law)¦ 3¦(pretending)¦ 4 get your act together 5¦(play)¦ 6¦(performance)¦ 7¦(performer)¦ 8 a hard/tough etc act to follow 9 get in on the act 10 act of God … Dictionary of contemporary English
act — act1 W1S1 [ækt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(law)¦ 3¦(pretending)¦ 4 get your act together 5¦(play)¦ 6¦(performance)¦ 7¦(performer)¦ 8 a hard/tough etc act to follow 9 get in on the act 10 act of God … Dictionary of contemporary English
act — act1 [ ækt ] noun *** ▸ 1 single thing someone does ▸ 2 law ▸ 3 part of play, etc. ▸ 4 performance ▸ 5 behavior hiding truth ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a single thing that someone does: act of violence/vandalism/terrorism/kindness/bravery/desperation … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
act — 1 noun (C) 1 ACTION (C) a particular kind of action: a criminal act | act of kindness/revenge/courage etc: The Bishop condemned the attack as an act of mindless violence. | a supreme act of heroism | the sexual act (=the act of having sex) 2 be… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
act */*/*/ — I UK [ækt] / US noun Word forms act : singular act plural acts 1) [countable] a single thing that someone does act of violence/vandalism/terrorism/kindness/bravery/desperation etc: No act of kindness is ever wasted. We strongly condemn any act of … English dictionary
act — /ækt / (say akt) noun 1. anything done or performed; a doing; deed. 2. the process of doing: caught in the act. 3. (often upper case) a decree, edict, law, statute, judgement, resolve, or award, especially a decree passed by a legislature: an act …
