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 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 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 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
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 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 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 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
plate — [[t]ple͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ plates 1) N COUNT A plate is a round or oval flat dish that is used to hold food. Anita pushed her plate away; she had eaten virtually nothing. N COUNT: usu N of n A plate of food is the amount of food on the plate. ...a huge… … English dictionary
plate — plate1 W2S2 [pleıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(sign)¦ 3 have a lot/enough on your plate 4¦(protective covering)¦ 5¦(earth s surface)¦ 6¦(gold/silver)¦ 7 hand/give/offer somebody something on a plate 8¦(pictures/photos)¦ 9¦(baseball)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
