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wears too many hats

wears too many hats is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wear too many hats.

Meaning of wear too many hats

Verb

wear too many hats (third-person singular simple present wears too many hats, present participle wearing too many hats, simple past wore too many hats, past participle worn too many hats)

  1. (idiomatic) To try to fill more roles at once than is realistically possible.
    • She is asked to be a comedienne, dancer, stunt woman, singer and dramatic actress — and the truth is that she is trying to wear too many hats.1963 August 10, Cameron Dewar, “Too Many Hats for 'Jennie'”, in Billboard

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Wears too many hats is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wear too many hats.

Words near wears too many hats in the dictionary

  1. wears the breeches
  2. wears the pants
  3. wears the trousers
  4. wears thin
  5. wears through
  6. wears too many hats
  7. wears up
  8. wears yellow stockings
  9. Wearside
  10. Wearsider
  11. Wearsiders

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