TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE

Meaning of TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE in English

See: IRONS IN THE FIRE.

Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012

TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE — See: IRONS IN THE FIRE.
Slang English vocab
TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE — too many things you are trying to do He has too many irons in the fire at the moment and …
English Idioms vocab
IRONS — catenes, ferres
English interlingue dictionary
MANY — I. ˌmenē, -ni sometimes _mən- adjective ( more (|)mō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōəˌ-ȯ(ə) ; most (|)mōst) Etymology: Middle English many, mony many …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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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
IRONS — plural of iron present third singular of iron
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
TOO — ( adv. ) Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too …
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
MANY — /men"ee/ , adj., more, most , n., pron. adj. 1. constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IRONS — /uy"euhrnz/ , n. Jeremy (John) , born 1948, English actor.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRE — — firer , n. /fuyeur/ , n. , v. , fired, firing . n. 1. a state, process, or instance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IRONS — n. shackles, fetters
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MANY — I. ˈme-nē adjective ( more ˈmȯr ; most ˈmōst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English manig; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRE — I. ˈfi(-ə)r noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, …
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
TOO — adv likewise; also; in addition. 2. too ·adv over; more than enough; noting excess; as, a thing is too …
Webster English vocab
MANY — adj a large or considerable number. 2. many ·noun a retinue of servants; a household. 3. many (·adj / ·pron) …
Webster English vocab
FIRE — vt to drive by fire. 2. fire ·vt to cauterize. 3. fire ·vi to be irritated or inflamed with passion. …
Webster English vocab
IRONS — fetters or handcuffs. → iron
Concise Oxford English vocab
MANY — [many] adj more ; most [ME, fr. OE manig; akin to OHG manag many, OCS munogu much] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRE — [fire] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE fyr; akin to OHG fiur fire, Gk pyr] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRE — fire BrE AmE ˈfa ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈfaɪ‿ ə r ▷ fire|d d ▷ firing ˈfa ɪ ‿ər ɪŋ AmE …
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
MANY — / ˈmeni; NAmE / determiner , pronoun 1. used with plural nouns and verbs, especially in negative sentences or in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRE — / ˈfaɪə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH BURNING 1. [ U ] the flames, light and heat, …
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
MANY — man ‧ y S1 W1 /ˈmeni/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun , adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: manig …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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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
MANY — adj. & n. --adj. (more; most) great in number; numerous (many times; many people; many a person; his reasons were …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIRE
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
MANY — adj. & n. adj. (more; most) great in number; numerous (many times; many people; many a person; his reasons were …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIRE
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
MANY — adj. & n. --adj. (more; most) great in number; numerous (many times; many people; many a person; his reasons were …
Oxford English vocab
FIRE
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
FIRE — I. BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM /faɪə(r)/ ( fires, firing, fired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use many to indicate that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to indicate that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MANY — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a little/many/some/any more ▪ Can I have a little more time to finish? ▪ Are …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb/fire/terrorist etc alert ▪ a full-scale flood alert a devastating flood/fire/earthquake etc ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOO — (MORE) [adverb] [not gradable] - more than is needed or wanted; more than is suitable or enoughYou're too fat.I can't …
Cambridge English vocab
MANY — [determiner], [pronoun] - a large number (of); a lot (of)Many people would disagree with your ideas.Rachel was at the party …
Cambridge English vocab
IRONS — [plural] [noun] - chain tied around someone to prevent them from escaping or movingIt was common practice for the prisoners …
Cambridge English vocab
TOO — Synonyms and related words : above, additionally, again, all included, along, also, altogether, among other things, and all, and also, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MANY — Synonyms and related words : a mass of, a world of, abounding, abundance, abundant, affluent, all-sufficing, ample, aplenty, army, assorted, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MANY — See: GOOD MANY or GREAT MANY, IN SO MANY WORDS, SO MANY.
Slang English vocab
IRONS — n. pl. Fetters, shackles, manacles, chains, hampers, gyves.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
TOO — See ↑ AND/ALSO 1, ↑ TOO/TOO MUCH 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ about time too • ↑ be too big/small • …
Longman Activator English vocab
MANY — See ↑ LOT 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a great many • ↑ how many • ↑ how many times • …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIRE — INDEX: 1. a fire that damages a building, forest, etc 2. a fire for making you warm, for cooking, or …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOO — adv. 25B6; adverb invasion would be too risky : EXCESSIVELY, overly, over, unduly, immoderately, inordinately, unreasonably, extremely, very; informal too-too. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
IRONS — (1948–) an English actor best known for his work in films, including The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981), Reversal of Fortune …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
IRONS — ➡ golf
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
IRONS — n. shackles 1) to put smb. into ~ 2) in ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
MANY — adj. 1 numerous, multitudinous, myriad, profuse, innumerable, numberless, uncountable Many people have an irrational fear of spiders 2 diverse, multifarious, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIRE — n. 1 flame(s), blaze; conflagration, holocaust, inferno We gathered round the roaring fire 2 feeling, passion, ardour, ardency, fervour, fervency, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

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