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Have your fingers in many pies Meaning in English

expression

HAV yor FING-gerz in MEN-ee PIZE
hav yaw FING-guhz in MEN-ee PIEZ

التعريف

To be involved in many different activities, projects, or areas at the same time.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, often used to describe someone who is busy or involved in multiple projects at once. Typically positive, but can imply being overstretched or distracted. Similar to 'wear many hats.' Not usually used for negative meddling.

Spanish: estar metido en muchos asuntos - estar involucrado en muchas cosasPortuguese (BR): ter o dedo em muitas coisas - se envolver em muitas áreasPortuguese (PT): ter o dedo em muitas coisas - estar envolvido em muitas áreasChinese (Simplified): 涉足多个领域 - 同时参与很多事情Chinese (Traditional): 涉獵多個領域 - 同時參與許多事情Hindi: कई कामों में हाथ डालना - कई चीजों में शामिल होनाArabic: الانخراط في العديد من الأمور - التدخل في أشياء كثيرةBengali: অনেক কিছুর সঙ্গে যুক্ত থাকা - নানা কাজে হাত লাগানোRussian: быть замешанным во многих делах - заниматься многим одновременноJapanese: 多くのことに手を出している - いろいろなことに関わっているVietnamese: tham gia nhiều việc cùng lúc - dính líu đến nhiều thứKorean: 여러 분야에 관여하다 - 여러 가지 일에 손을 대다Turkish: birçok işe karışmak - birçok alanda yer almakUrdu: بہت سے کاموں میں ہاتھ ڈالنا - کئی معاملات میں ملوث ہوناIndonesian: terlibat dalam banyak hal - ikut campur di berbagai bidang

جمل نموذجية

My boss has his fingers in many pies at the company.

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Samantha has her fingers in many pies and always knows what's happening.

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You can't surprise Ben; he has his fingers in many pies.

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Lisa loves to have her fingers in many pies; she's working on three clubs and a startup right now.

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He always has his fingers in many pies—don’t be surprised if he shows up at your meeting, too.

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If you have your fingers in many pies, it can be hard to focus on one task.

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