🗓️ Idiom: Have Your Plate Full (phrase)
💬 Meaning
- Be very busy with many tasks or responsibilities.
- To take on a lot of work or activities at the same time.
🧠 Example Sentences
- With a full-time job and two kids, she definitely has her plate full.
- He likes to have his plate full with new projects and side businesses.
- They have their plates full by taking on extra clients during busy seasons.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from the image of a dinner plate filled with food. When someone’s plate is “full,” there’s no room for more. In the same way, when your schedule is full, you’re already busy and can’t easily take on extra tasks.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
She already __________ her plate full with too many commitments.
Answer
has
2. Choose the correct meaning:
What does “have your plate full” mean?
a) To eat too much food
b) To be busy with many activities
c) To take a long break
Answer
b) To be busy with many activities
3. Change the sentence using “have your plate full”:
“He always accepts new tasks even when he is already busy.”
Answer
He always has his plate full by accepting new tasks even when he is already busy.
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