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wore too many hats

wore too many hats is the simple past 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

Questions about wore too many hats

What is wore too many hats the simple past of?
Wore too many hats is the simple past of wear too many hats.

Words near wore too many hats in the dictionary

  1. wore the breeches
  2. wore the pants
  3. wore the trousers
  4. wore thin
  5. wore through
  6. wore too many hats
  7. wore up
  8. wore yellow stockings
  9. woreda
  10. woredas
  11. worenine

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