I don't want to burden my daughter with my problems; she's got enough on her plate with her husband in prison.
Simon can't take on any more work. He's got his plate full as it is.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
have a lot on your plate — have a lot/enough/too much/on your plate phrase to have a lot of/enough/too many things to worry about or deal with With three kids and a full time job, she’s got enough on her plate already. Thesaurus: to worry or feel nervous about something … Useful english dictionary
have a enough on (your) plate — have a lot/enough on (your) plate to have a lot of work to do or a lot of problems to deal with. I don t want to burden my daughter with my problems; she s got enough on her plate with her husband in prison. Simon can t take on any more work. He… … New idioms dictionary
have too much on your plate — have a lot/enough/too much/on your plate phrase to have a lot of/enough/too many things to worry about or deal with With three kids and a full time job, she’s got enough on her plate already. Thesaurus: to worry or feel nervous about something … Useful english dictionary
a lot on your plate — If someone has a lot on their plate, they are extremely busy or have several problems to handle at the same time. It s not a good time to discuss the problem with David. He s got a lot on his plate at the moment … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
have enough on your plate — have a lot/enough/too much/on your plate phrase to have a lot of/enough/too many things to worry about or deal with With three kids and a full time job, she’s got enough on her plate already. Thesaurus: to worry or feel nervous about something … Useful english dictionary
have enough lot much on your plate — have enough/a lot/too much on your ˈplate idiom (informal) to have a lot of work or problems, etc. to deal with Main entry: ↑plateidiom … Useful english dictionary
have a lot much on your plate — have enough/a lot/too much on your ˈplate idiom (informal) to have a lot of work or problems, etc. to deal with Main entry: ↑plateidiom … Useful english dictionary
have enough too much on your plate — have enough/a lot/too much on your ˈplate idiom (informal) to have a lot of work or problems, etc. to deal with Main entry: ↑plateidiom … Useful english dictionary
have a too much on your plate — have enough/a lot/too much on your ˈplate idiom (informal) to have a lot of work or problems, etc. to deal with Main entry: ↑plateidiom … Useful english dictionary
a lot on my plate — If you have got a lot on your plate, you are very busy and have commitments … The small dictionary of idiomes
