Meanings
verbspread oneself thin (third-person singular simple present spreads oneself thin, present participle spreading oneself thin, simple past and past participle spread oneself thin)
present singular third person spreads oneself thin · participle present spreading oneself thin · alternative spread oneself too thin
- idiomaticinformalTo commit oneself to too many projects, so that there is little chance of completing them all satisfactorily.
Translations
Finnish rasittaa itseään liikaa
- rasittaa itseään liikaato commit oneself to too many projects
French se disperser, partir dans tous les sens
- se disperserto commit oneself to too many projects
- partir dans tous les sensto commit oneself to too many projects
- s'éparpillerto commit oneself to too many projects
Polish but see rozmieniać się na drobne, rozmienić się na drobne
- but see rozmieniać się na drobneto commit oneself to too many projects
- rozmienić się na drobneto commit oneself to too many projects
- łapać sroki za ogonto commit oneself to too many projects
- złapać sroki za ogonto commit oneself to too many projects
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APA
spread oneself thin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spread%20oneself%20thin
MLA
“spread oneself thin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spread%20oneself%20thin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spread oneself thin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spread%20oneself%20thin.
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