have finger in too many pies



have one's finger in too many pies

Fig. to be involved in too many things; to have too many tasks going to be able to do any of them well. (See also have a finger in the pie.) I'm too busy. I have my finger in too many pies. She never gets anything done because she has her finger in too many pies.
See also: finger, have, many, pie

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TiedeTEE-də (Dutch)Frisian, Dutch
JoosYO:SDutch
Paris['pæris]
ThorbjØRn-Norwegian
WaldoWAWL-do (English)English, German, Ancient Germanic
ConwayKAHN-wayEnglish