分身乏术
分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
to be up to one's ears in work (idiom); to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
verbidiom
Traditional: 分身乏術
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- (verb, idiom) to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
- to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
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Related Words
交加(jiāo jiā)— to occur at the same time (of two things)
→一丘之貉(yī qiū zhī hé)— jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
→一暴十寒(yī pù shí hán)— one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
→一曝十寒(yī pù shí hán)— one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
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