on your plate

on your plate
on your plate
informal
— used to refer to the things that a person has to do or deal with at one time

She has a lot on her plate right now. [=she has a lot of things that she has to deal with right now]

I've got enough on my plate to keep me busy this summer.

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Main Entry:plate

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