have several irons in the fire
have several irons in the fire
To have several simultaneous activities or potential undertakings or opportunities. I have several irons in the fire at work right now and it's going to be tricky to balance all of them over the next few weeks. A: "How's the job search going?" B: "No interviews yet, but I have several irons in the fire."
See also: fire, have, iron, several
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- several irons in the fire
- composed
- composed of
- composed of (something)
- days, weeks, etc. on end
- have a finger in every pie
- have a/(one's) finger in every pie
- finger in every pie
- lot of promise
- a lot of promise