juggling more than one thing on my plate

Russian translation: делаю несколько вещей одновременно, разрываюсь между множеством дел

12:04 Aug 14, 2019
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English term or phrase: juggling more than one thing on my plate
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Now, thinking about your daily lifestyle, please tell us which statements best describe you.
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6. People often come to me for advice about products and brands
7. I like to get to know people and people would say I’m sociable
8. I always am juggling more than one thing on my plate

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Nadezhda Wenzel
Russian translation:делаю несколько вещей одновременно, разрываюсь между множеством дел
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Английское выражение является смешением глагола juggle в образном смысле:

[transitive] to try to do several important things at the same time, especially when this is difficult
*the pressures of juggling a career and children*
(https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/juggl...

и идиомы (to have things) on one's plate:
A non-specific way to speak of all the tasks or responsibilities that one must address.
*I'm sorry I'm late, I just have so much on my plate right now.*
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on my plate
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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 10:35
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5 +4делаю несколько вещей одновременно, разрываюсь между множеством дел
Mikhail Kropotov


  

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делаю несколько вещей одновременно, разрываюсь между множеством дел


Explanation:
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Note added at 17 mins (2019-08-14 12:22:04 GMT)
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Английское выражение является смешением глагола juggle в образном смысле:

[transitive] to try to do several important things at the same time, especially when this is difficult
*the pressures of juggling a career and children*
(https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/juggl...

и идиомы (to have things) on one's plate:
A non-specific way to speak of all the tasks or responsibilities that one must address.
*I'm sorry I'm late, I just have so much on my plate right now.*
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on my plate

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 10:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 76
Grading comment
Благодарю.

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agree  DTSM
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agree  Alexios Theodorov (X)
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agree  Pavlo Astashonok
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