Have too many irons in the fire
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 6Engaged in too many activities
दो नावों पर सवार होना
Radhika has too many irons in the fire this month, so she has dropped her evening class.
He had too many irons in the fire and could not finish any project on time.
Daily use: Usne ek saath job, coaching aur business shuru kar diya, too many irons in the fire ho gaye.
लोहार आग में लोहे की छड़ें गर्म करता है। अगर वह एक साथ बहुत सारे irons आग में डाल दे, तो सबको संभाल नहीं पाएगा और कुछ खराब हो जाएँगी। यानी एक साथ बहुत सारे कामों में लग जाना।
A blacksmith heats iron rods in the fire. If he puts too many irons in at once, he cannot handle them all and some get spoiled. So a person with 'too many irons in the fire' has taken up too many activities.
पूरा idiom 'have too many irons in the fire' है। SSC इसका meaning 'एक साथ बहुत सारे कामों में लगे होना' पूछता है।
The full idiom is 'have too many irons in the fire'. SSC asks its meaning as 'engaged in too many activities at the same time'.