Spread yourself too thin In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "spread yourself too thin", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2021-06-08 10:06

Meaning of Spread yourself too thin (redirected from spread (something or oneself) too thin )

Spread (something or oneself) too thin American British verb phrase

To spend too much energy or resources to do many things at the same time 

Having entered the market, this business spread itself too thin from the manufacturing stage to the selling stage.

I admitted that I'd been spreading myself too thin so I decided to separate the project into small parts and assigned them for each member.

Since I went for tertiary education, I could not balance my life because I spread a bit too thin among activities in school, work, and volunteering.

Grammar and Usage of Spread (something or oneself) too thin

Verb Forms

  • spread (something or oneself) too thin
  • to spread (something or oneself) too thin
  • spreads (something or oneself) too thin
  • spreading (something or oneself) too thin

The verb "spread" should be conjugated according to its tense. 

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