spread oneself too thin

A form of spread oneself thin — To commit oneself to too many projects, so that there is little chance of completing them all satisfactorily.

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Meanings

verbspread oneself too thin (third-person singular simple present spreads oneself too thin, present participle spreading oneself too thin, simple past and past participle spread oneself too thin)

present singular third person spreads oneself too thin · participle present spreading oneself too thin

  1. alternativeAlternative form of spread oneself thin.
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