irons in the fire, too many

Too many activities or undertakings at once. For example, Bill's got too many irons in the fire to cope with moving this year. This expression originally referred to the blacksmith heating too many irons at once and therefore spoiling some in the forging. [Mid-1500s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anderson	AN-dər-sən	English
Krasimir	-	Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Trecia	-	English (Rare)
Diodotos	-	Ancient Greek
Isidora	ee-see-DHO-rah (Spanish), ee-zee-DO-rah (Italian), iz-i-DAWR-ə (English)	Serbian, Macedonian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian (Rare), Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Ancient Gr
Martialis	-	Ancient Roman