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had one's fingers in many pies

had one's fingers in many pies is the simple past and past participle of have one's fingers in many pies.

Meaning of have one's fingers in many pies

Verb

have 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)

  1. (idiomatic) To be involved in many, or too many, different things.

Questions about had one's fingers in many pies

What is had one's fingers in many pies the simple past and past participle of?
Had one's fingers in many pies is the simple past and past participle of have one's fingers in many pies.

Words near had one's fingers in many pies in the dictionary

  1. had one's eye on
  2. had one's fill
  3. had one's finger on the pulse
  4. had one's finger on the trigger
  5. had one's fingers all thumbs
  6. had one's fingers in many pies
  7. had one's fingers in the till
  8. had one's fingers on the pulse
  9. had one's guard up
  10. had one's hand in the till
  11. had one's hand out

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