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wear too many hats

idiom

To try to fill more roles at once than is realistically possible.


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  1. 01

    buy straw hats in winter

    Of stocks, to buy when both demand and price are low, so as to sell when demand and price are high.

  2. 02

    does the Pope wear a funny hat

    Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.

  3. 03

    have one's fingers in many pies

    To be involved in many, or too many, different things.

  4. 04

    if the shoe fits, wear it

    If a description fits, it is probably the case; if an insult accurately describes you, you must bear it; if you take offence at an insult that was only implicitly directed at you, you admit the insult is true enough to be recognizable.

  5. 05

    many a time and oft

    Frequently.

  6. 06

    many happy returns

    A greeting, usually for birthdays, in reference to the passing year; Happy birthday!

  7. 07

    many moons ago

    A (very) long time ago.

  8. 08

    one too many

    One or more servings too many of alcohol, leading to drunkenness.

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