a lot of work to do or problems to deal with.

Facing funding cuts and a lawsuit challenging the school's admissions policy, the university's new president has a full plate.

• play a joke
• play a joke on
• play a joke on someone
• play along
• play along with
• play along with someone
• play along with something
• play around
• play around with
• play around with something
• play a straight bat
• play at
• play at own game
• play at something
• play at their own game
• play a waiting game
• play away from home
• play back
• play back something
• play ball
• play ball with
• play ball with someone
• play both ends against the middle
• play by ear
• play cards close to chest