a juggling act



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a juggling act

A difficult and/or precarious situation in which several things are being attempted or must be maintained at the same time. I think I need to hire an assistant, because keeping track of all these accounts and transactions on my own has become quite a juggling act!
See also: act, juggle

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Silvanaseel-VAH-nahItalian
LudgerLUD-gər (Dutch)German, Dutch
Reynaudre-NOFrench
Scot-English, Scottish
Sheppard['ʃepəd]
JÚLiaZHOO-lyə (Portuguese), YOO-lee-aw (Hungarian)Portuguese, Catalan, Hungarian, Slovak