hafa mörg járn í eldinum

Icelandic

Etymology

hafa + mörg + járn + í + eldinum.

Verb

hafa mörg járn í eldinum (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hafði mörg járn í eldinum, supine haft mörg járn í eldinum)

1. (idiomatic) to have too many irons in the fire, to have many many competing tasks

Synonyms

• (have many irons in the fire): vera ekki við eina fjölina felldur, hafa margt í takinu, vasast í mörgu

See also

• hafa nóg á sinni könnu