ride off in all directions
ride off in all directions
To attempt to do many different things or fill many different roles at the same time. From the image of multiple people scattering apart in different directions while riding on horseback. Between being a single mother, a lawyer, a housekeeper, and a prominent figure in the community, it feels like I'm riding off in all directions at times. Instead of just focusing on one thing and doing it very well, the company has been riding off in all directions lately, without being particularly successful in any of them.
See also: all, direction, off, ride
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
ride off in all directions
1. Fig. [for people] to scatter, riding something, such as a horse or a bicycle. (See also run off in all directions.) The boys hopped on their bikes and rode off in all directions. The sheriff got the posse together and they rode off in all directions, looking for the bank robber.
2. Fig. to behave in a totally confused manner; to try to do everything at once. Bill has a tendency to ride off in all directions. He's not organized enough. Now, calm down. There is no sense in riding off in all directions.
See also: all, direction, off, ride
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- run off in all directions
- left, right and centre
- left, right, and center
- left, right, and centre
- spinning
- have (an amount of) plates spinning
- keep (an amount of) balls in the air
- keep (an amount of) plates spinning
- keep all the plates spinning
- keep balls in the air