have one's fingers in many pies

verb

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

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Meanings

verbhave one's fingers in many pies (third-person singular simple present has one's fingers in many pies, present participle having one's fingers in many pies, simple past and past participle had one's fingers in many pies)

present singular third person has one's fingers in many pies · participle present having one's fingers in many pies · participle past had one's fingers in many pies · past had one's fingers in many pies

  1. idiomaticTo be involved in many, or too many, different things.

Translations

French courir plusieurs lièvres à la fois, courir deux lièvres à la fois
  • courir plusieurs lièvres à la foisbe involved in many different things
  • courir deux lièvres à la foisbe involved in many different things
Hebrew ידו בכול, ידו טמונה בכל צלחת
  • ידו בכולbe involved in many different things
  • ידו טמונה בכל צלחתbe involved in many different things
Italian avere le mani in pasta
  • avere le mani in pastabe involved in many different things
Polish rozmieniać się na drobne, rozmienić się na drobne
  • rozmieniać się na drobnebe involved in many different things
  • rozmienić się na drobnebe involved in many different things
  • łapać sroki za ogonbe involved in many different things
  • złapać sroki za ogonbe involved in many different things
Spanish estar en todos los fregados, estar en todos los saraos
  • estar en todos los fregadosbe involved in many different things
  • estar en todos los saraosbe involved in many different things
  • estar en todas las salsasbe involved in many different things
  • estar hasta en la sopabe involved in many different things
Cite this entry
APA

have one's fingers in many pies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20one's%20fingers%20in%20many%20pies

MLA

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Chicago

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