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1 имеющийся в недостаточном количестве
General subject: out, spread too thinУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > имеющийся в недостаточном количестве
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2 разбрасываться
1) General subject: slather (чем-л.), spread oneself (о спящем), spread oneself thin, squander (money), spread oneself too thin (слишком много брать на себя), squander one's energies, throw around (о словах)2) Metrology: scatter -
3 одновременно взяться за слишком много дел
Colloquial: spread yourself too thin (to try to do too many things at the same time so that you do not do any of them effectively)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > одновременно взяться за слишком много дел
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1) разг. ( заниматься одновременно многим) squander / dissipate one's energies; spread oneself too thin(ly) идиом.2) разг. (тв.; не беречь) throw away (d), toss up / away (d), fling up / away (d)разбра́сываться деньга́ми — throw / hurl / fling money about
таки́ми людьми́ не разбра́сываются — care must be taken to keep such people
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5 размениваться
несов. - разме́ниваться, сов. - разменя́ться; (тв.)1) разг. ( обменивать квартиру) exchange one's flat брит. / apartment амер.2) (на вн.; растрачивать силы, внимание) waste one's time (on)разме́ниваться на ме́лочи [по мелоча́м] — squander one's gifts / talents on trifles, dissipate one's talent(s); spread oneself too thin(ly)
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несов. - распыля́ться, сов. - распыли́ться1) ( обращаться в пыль) be reduced to dust, pulverize2) ( рассеиваться) disperse3) ( заниматься одновременно многим) squander / dissipate one's energies; spread oneself too thin(ly) идиом. -
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несов. - растра́чиваться, сов. - растра́титься; разг.1) ( тратить все свои деньги) spend all one's money; ( тратить деньги неразумно) dissipate one's money2) ( расходовать свои силы) squander / dissipate one's energiesрастра́чиваться по мелоча́м — spread oneself too thin(ly) идиом.
См. также в других словарях:
spread too thin — index overextend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
spread too thin — spread ((yourself/itself) too) thin 1. to try to do too many different things at the same time. Max has spread himself thin and needs to focus on just a couple of his best ideas. The company has expanded into many different areas and has probably … New idioms dictionary
spread too thin — spread (yourself) too thin to try to do too many things at the same time, so that you cannot give enough time or attention to any of them. I realised I d been spreading myself too thin so I resigned as secretary of the golf club … New idioms dictionary
spread oneself too thin — {v. phr.} To try to do too many things at one time. * /As the owner, chef, waiter, and dishwasher of his restaurant, Pierre was spreading himself too thin./ … Dictionary of American idioms
spread oneself too thin — {v. phr.} To try to do too many things at one time. * /As the owner, chef, waiter, and dishwasher of his restaurant, Pierre was spreading himself too thin./ … Dictionary of American idioms
spread yourself too thin — spread ((yourself/itself) too) thin 1. to try to do too many different things at the same time. Max has spread himself thin and needs to focus on just a couple of his best ideas. The company has expanded into many different areas and has probably … New idioms dictionary
spread itself too thin — spread ((yourself/itself) too) thin 1. to try to do too many different things at the same time. Max has spread himself thin and needs to focus on just a couple of his best ideas. The company has expanded into many different areas and has probably … New idioms dictionary
spread yourself too thin — If you spread youself too thin, you overextend yourself and take on too many things to deal with them properly … The small dictionary of idiomes
spread yourself too thin — spread (yourself) too thin to try to do too many things at the same time, so that you cannot give enough time or attention to any of them. I realised I d been spreading myself too thin so I resigned as secretary of the golf club … New idioms dictionary
spread oneself too thin — To attempt so many tasks at once that none is done satisfactorily • • • Main Entry: ↑spread * * * be involved in so many different activities or projects that one s time and energy are not used to good effect … Useful english dictionary
spread yourself too thin — spread yourself too ˈthin idiom to try to do so many different things at the same time that you do not do any of them well Main entry: ↑spreadidiom … Useful english dictionary
