irons in the fire

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Tasks in progress; involvement in ongoing projects. plural,plural-only
    — Although she plans to step back from the boards of NSAR and East West Rail, there are "a couple of other irons in the fire".

词源

Describing a blacksmith working on several pieces at the same time.
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