iron in the fire

An undertaking or project in progress: has many irons in the fire this year.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hades	HAY-deez (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Jaquelyn	JAK-ə-lin	English (Rare)
Leonore	le-o-NO-rə	German
Aneurin	-	Welsh
Harlan	HAHR-lən	English
Ryszard	RI-shahrt	Polish