spread too thin

Definition

Definition of spread too thin - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

overworkedhaving too many tasks to handle effectively

She felt spread too thin with all her commitments.

overburdened

overextended

Verbal expression

management

allocate resources over too many tasks or projects

She spread herself too thin by taking on multiple projects.

overcommit

overextend

multitaskingattempt to do too many things at once

He spread himself too thin and could not finish his work.

overcommit

overextend

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Expressions with spread

spread around

move or scatter something over a wide area

She spread around the paint on the canvas.

spread out

distribute over an area

He spread out the seeds in the garden.

spread over

adj.

distributed across a surface or area

The icing was spread over the cake evenly.

spread thin

adj.

having too many tasks to handle effectively

She felt spread thin with all her responsibilities.

spread one's wings

start exploring new things or becoming independent

After the internship, Maria spread her wings and moved abroad alone.

spread the net

expand efforts to include more people or things

The company decided to spread the net to find the best candidates.

Expressions with thin

thin ice

layer of ice that is not thick

The children were warned not to skate on the thin ice.

thin out

make less dense or crowded

The crowd began to thin out after the concert ended.

wear thin

to become physically thinner or more worn through use or friction

The carpet began to wear thin after years of heavy foot traffic.

spread thin

adj.

having too many tasks to handle effectively

She felt spread thin with all her responsibilities.

thin on top

adj.

having little or no hair on the top of the head

My uncle is getting thin on top these days.

patience is wearing thin

exp.

express feeling of losing calmness or tolerance due to delays or annoyances

Her patience is wearing thin with the constant noise.

patience wears thin

exp.

feelings of calmness and tolerance slowly decrease or end

Her patience wears thin when the noise continues all day.

stretch resources thin

allocate limited resources to many tasks

The manager had to stretch resources thin to meet all project deadlines.

thin as a rail

adj.

extremely thin, often unhealthily so

After the illness, he was thin as a rail.

thin as a wafer

adj.

extremely thin, sometimes also very delicate or fragile

The ice on the pond is thin as a wafer.

Examples of spread too thin in a sentence

The manager is spread too thin across multiple projects.
The manager spread too thin by overseeing every department.
He spread too thin, trying to please everyone.
She spread too thin by joining multiple committees.
The manager spread too thin and missed important details.

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French:débordé, se disperser, ...
German:überlastet, sich verzetteln, ...
Italian:sovraccarico, disperdere le proprie energie, ...
Spanish:sobrecargado, abarcar demasiado, ...
Portuguese:sobrecarregado, sobrecarregar-se, ...
Chinese:分身乏术的, 把精力分散在过多事情上, ...
Japanese:手一杯の, 手を広げすぎる, ...
Arabic:مُثْقَل بِالأَعْبَاء, شَتَّتَ جُهُودَهُ, ...
Hebrew:עָמוּס מִדַּי, לְהִתְפַּזֵּר יוֹתֵר מִדַּי, ...
Russian:перегруженный, распыляться, ...
Ukrainian:завантажений по самі вуха, брати на себе надто багато завдань або проєктів, ...
Hindi:अत्यधिक व्यस्त, खुद को बहुत ज़्यादा कामों में बाँट लेना, ...
Bengali:এত বেশি কাজের দায়ে জর্জরিত, অতিরিক্ত কাজ বা প্রকল্পে সম্পদ ছড়িয়ে দিয়ে সক্ষমতার চেয়ে বেশি দায়িত্ব নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:sobrecarregat, assumir massa compromisos, ...
Czech:přetížený, přetížit se, ...
Danish:overbebyrdet, sprede sig for tyndt, ...
Dutch:overbelast, zichzelf overbelasten, ...
Greek:υπερφορτωμένος, διασκορπίζομαι σε πάρα πολλά, ...
Hungarian:túlterhelt, szétforgácsolódni, ...
Khmer:មានភារកិច្ចច្រើនហួសកម្រិត, បែងចែកកម្លាំង និងធនធានទៅលើការងារច្រើនពេករហូតមិនអាចធ្វើបានល្អគ្រប់យ៉ាង, ...
Korean:너무 많은 일을 벌려 놓은, 지나치게 분산하다, ...
Persian:پرمشغله, بیش از حد پراکنده کردن, ...
Polish:przeciążony, rozpraszać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):sobrecarregado, sobrecarregar-se, ...
Romanian:copleșit, a se împărți în prea multe direcții, ...
Swedish:överbelastad, överbelasta sig, ...
Thai:งานล้นมือ, กระจายทรัพยากรจนเกินกำลัง, ...
Turkish:çok fazla işle meşgul, kendini fazla işe bölmek, ...
Vietnamese:quá tải, ôm đồm, ...

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Definition of spread too thin - Reverso English Dictionary

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