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wear too many hats en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To try to fill more roles at once than is realistically possible.
   • She is asked to be a comedienne, dancer, stunt woman, singer and dramatic actress — and the truth is that she is trying to wear too many hats. 1963 August 10, Cameron Dewar, “Too Many Hats for 'Jennie'”, in Billboard:

Forms

Relateds

string to one's bow · wear many hats · have one's fingers in many pies · wear two hats · jack of all trades · spread oneself thin · have too many irons in the fire

Translations (15)

fr courir plusieurs lièvres à la fois (fill many roles at once) · de vielseitig sein (fill many roles at once) · pl złapać sroki za ogon (fill many roles at once) · pl rozmienić się na drobne (fill many roles at once) · de viele Aufgaben übernehmen (fill many roles at once) · de viele Funktionen ausüben (fill many roles at once) · de viele Funktionen erfüllen (fill many roles at once) · de sich verschiedene Hüte aufsetzen (fill many roles at once) · pl łapać sroki za ogon (fill many roles at once) · de viele Funktionen haben (fill many roles at once) · de in vielen Funktionen tätig sein (fill many roles at once) · pl rozmieniać się na drobne (fill many roles at once) · de eierlegende Wollmilchsau (fill many roles at once) · de viele Aufgaben haben (fill many roles at once) · de viele Funktionen übernehmen (fill many roles at once)