spread (oneself) thin
spread (oneself) thin
To engage in too many tasks or responsibilities to do all of them properly; to overextend oneself. I'm sorry, but I can't take on another tutoring job this semester—I've already spread myself thin.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
spread (oneself) thin
To work on too many projects: overextend oneself.
See also: spread, thin
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- spread thin
- kill (oneself) (doing something)
- kill yourself doing something
- for (one's) (own) sake
- for sake
- put (oneself) on the line
- put yourself on the line
- wash (one's) hands of (someone or something)
- wash hands of
- wash one's hands of