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has one's fingers in many pies

has one's fingers in many pies is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 has one's fingers in many pies

What is has one's fingers in many pies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has one's fingers in many pies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have one's fingers in many pies.

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

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

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