SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN

Meaning of SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN in English

be involved in so many different activities that one's time and energy are not used to good effect.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN — {v. phr.} To try to do too many things at one time. * /As the owner, chef, waiter, and dishwasher …
Slang English vocab
SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN — {v. phr.} To try to do too many things at one time. * /As the owner, chef, waiter, and dishwasher …
Словарь английских идиом
SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN — try to do too many things at one time She has been spreading herself too thin lately and is not …
English Idioms vocab
SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN — v. phr. To try to do too many things at one time. As the owner, chef, waiter, and dishwasher of …
American Idioms English vocabulary
SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN — expr infml I'm afraid I've spread myself too thin — Мне кажется, я взялся одновременно за слишком много дел I guess he's …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN — expr infml I'm afraid I've spread myself too thin — Мне кажется, я взялся одновременно за слишком много дел I …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN — spread oneself too thin expr infml I'm afraid I've spread myself too thin Мне кажется, я взялся одновременно за слишком …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN — I'm afraid I've spread myself too thin — Мне кажется, я взялся одновременно за слишком много дел I guess he's …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
ONESELF — se
English interlingue dictionary
ONESELF — (Adjective) mismo;sa kaugalingon
English-Visayan vocabulary
ONESELF — also one's self pronoun Date: 1548 a person's self ; one's own self, one's normal, healthy, or sane condition or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THIN — I. ˈthin adjective ( thinner ; thinnest ) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPREAD — I. ˈspred verb ( spread ; spread ; spreading ; spreads ) Etymology: Middle English spreden, from Old English sprǣdan; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOO — (|)tü adverb Etymology: Middle English to, too, from Old English tō to, too — more at to 1. : in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONESELF — pronoun also one's self (ˌ)wən sometimes (ˌ)wənz + pronunc at self 1. : a person's self : the self of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOO — (adv.) Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too …
Английский словарь Webster
THIN — (superl.) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; …
Английский словарь Webster
ONESELF — (pron.) A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly writen as two words, one's self.
Английский словарь Webster
TOO — ( adv. ) Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THIN — ( superl. ) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ONESELF — ( pron. ) A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly writen as two words, one's self.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOO — /tooh/ , adv. 1. in addition; also; furthermore; moreover: young, clever, and rich too. 2. to an excessive extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THIN — — thinly , adv. — thinness , n. /thin/ , adj., thinner, thinnest , adv., v., thinned, thinning . adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPREAD — /spred/ , v. , spread, spreading , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to draw, stretch, or open out, esp. over …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONESELF — /wun self", wunz-/ , pron. 1. a person's self (used for emphasis or reflexively): One often hurts oneself accidentally. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THIN — I. ˈthin adjective ( thin·ner ; thin·nest ) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPREAD — I. ˈspred verb ( spread ; spread·ing ) Etymology: Middle English spreden, from Old English -sprǣdan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOO — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tō to, too — more at to Date: before 12th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONESELF — -ˈsef pronoun also one's self (ˌ)wən-, ˌwənz- Date: 1548 1. : a person's self : one's own self — used …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOO — adv likewise; also; in addition. 2. too ·adv over; more than enough; noting excess; as, a thing is too …
Webster English vocab
THIN — superl not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness. 2. thin ·vt to make thin (in any of the senses …
Webster English vocab
SPREAD — noun extent; compass. 2. spread ·noun expansion of parts. 3. spread ·- imp. & ·p.p. of spread, v. 4. spread …
Webster English vocab
THIN — [thin] adj thin.ner ; thin.nest [ME thinne, fr. OE thynne; akin to OHG dunni thin, L tenuis thin, tenere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPREAD — [spread] vb spread ; spread.ing [ME spreden, fr. OE -spraedan; akin to OHG spreiten to spread] vt (13c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ONESELF — [one.self] also one's self pron (1548) 1: a person's self: one's own self--used reflexively as object of a preposition or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ONESELF — oneself BrE AmE wʌn ˈself wʌnz-, § \ wɒn-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOO — / tuː; NAmE / adverb 1. used before adjectives and adverbs to say that sth is more than is good, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIN — / θɪn; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( thin·ner , thin·nest ) NOT THICK 1. having …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPREAD — / spred; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( spread , spread ) OPEN / ARRANGE 1. [ vn …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONESELF — / wʌnˈself; NAmE / pronoun ( formal ) 1. (the reflexive form of one ) used as the object of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOO — too S1 W1 /tuː/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: to 'to, too' ] 1 . [+ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THIN — I. thin 1 S2 W2 /θɪn/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative thinner , superlative thinnest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPREAD — I. spread 1 S2 W2 /spred/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle spread ) [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONESELF — one ‧ self /wʌnˈself/ BrE AmE pronoun formal the ↑ reflexive form of ↑ one 3 (2): It is only …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOO — adv. 1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THIN — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1 having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPREAD — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. spread) 1 tr. (often foll. by out) a open or extend the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONESELF — pron. the reflexive and (in apposition) emphatic form of one (kill oneself; one has to do it oneself).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOO — adv. 1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THIN — adj., adv., & v. adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1 having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPREAD — v. & n. v. (past and past part. spread) 1 tr. (often foll. by out) a open or extend the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONESELF — pron. the reflexive and (in apposition) emphatic form of one (kill oneself; one has to do it oneself).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOO — adv.1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful for …
Oxford English vocab
THIN — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1. having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SPREAD — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. spread) 1. tr. (often foll. by out) a open or extend the …
Oxford English vocab
ONESELF — pron. the reflexive and (in apposition) emphatic form of one (kill oneself; one has to do it oneself).
Oxford English vocab
TOO — I. ADDING SOMETHING OR RESPONDING /tu:/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIN — ( thinner, thinnest, thins, thinning, thinned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPREAD — ( spreads, spreading, spread) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONESELF — Note: 'Oneself' is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. 1. A speaker or writer uses oneself as the object of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONESELF — Note: 'Oneself' is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. 1. A speaker or writer uses ~ as the object of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THIN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a thin mouth (= with thin lips ) ▪ a woman with a sharp …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPREAD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blaze spreads ▪ The blaze quickly spread to a neighbouring house. a disease …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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