APAD: Don’t put too many irons…完成谚语?附短语动词。我的收获大大的,你们呢?

妖妖灵
楼主 (文学城)

 

 

PROVERB Don’t put too many irons in the fire
MEANING Don’t try to do too many things at the same time; focus on one thing at a time
EXAMPLE “No wonder you’re exhausted. You’re trying to work 4 jobs at the same time! You have too many irons in the fire right now.”


Phrasal Verb:

come up with [x]

to think of an idea, especially as the first person to do so, or to produce a solution

 

Sahar comes up with her best story ideas at night, so she writes them down before she forgets them.

 

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7grizzly
I'm guilty but wonder how polymaths like da Vinci did it.
妖妖灵
I wonder how come ur English r so wonderul!:)
妖妖灵
There is a similar idiom. Do u know what it is?
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7grizzly
Thank you. It feeds on kind words from folks like you :-)
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7grizzly
Does it have to do with cooks or biting?
移花接木
Human, can be multitasking. can do many, not too many
移花接木
I only have 2 hands ---a common complain from work
妖妖灵
方向正确,接着说:)
妖妖灵
学习了,果然是idiom:)我知道的是另一个:)
小米干饭
如果我记得没错的话,这个谚语中的 iron 指的是熨衣服的烙铁。

年纪大的人小时候可能见过烙铁。把烙铁放到火上烤热,然后就可以熨衣服了。

小米干饭
google 了一下。绝大多数都说跟打铁有关。只有一篇文章提到跟熨衣服有关。
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7grizzly
ONE proverb a day :-)
小米干饭
One proverb a day keeps the doctor away?
妖妖灵
这么热的铁会不会把衣服烫糊啊?:)学的另一个:Strike the iron while it‘s hot
妖妖灵
Good!
妖妖灵
我知道的是另一个:I have too much on my plate.:)
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7grizzly
The key is to keep it at one. How did they build Rome?

Brick by brick, my friend, brick by brick.

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chuntianle
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