spread too thin



spread yourself too thin

to try to do too many things at the same time, so that you cannot give enough time or attention to any of them I realised I'd been spreading myself too thin so I resigned as secretary of the golf club.
See also: spread, thin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MillieMIL-eeEnglish
ErichE-rikhGerman
Rabindra-Bengali
Swarna-Indian, Telugu, Hindi
Laila (1)LAY-lə (English), LIE-lə (English)Arabic, English
Adebowale-Western African, Yoruba