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: vera ekki við eina fjölina felldur, hafa margt í takinu, vasast í mörgu

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