a full plate

a lot of work to do or problems to deal with Facing funding cuts and a lawsuit challenging the school's admissions policy, the university's new president has a full plate.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Claribel	['kleəribel]
Daria	DAHR-yah (Italian, Polish, Romanian), DAHR-ee-ə (English), DER-ee-ə (English), DAR-ee-ə (English)	Italian, Polish, Romanian, English, Croatian, Late Greek (Latinized)
Bass	['bæs]
Pankraz	PAHN-krahts	German
Giotto	-	Italian
Kimberlee	KIM-bər-lee	English