Phrases with «iron in the fire»

I tend to keep a lot of irons in the fire at one time, or fingers in pies, or whatever hot or delicious idiom you prefer. (creativeboom.com)
I love the fun of mystery dish, but I have too many irons in the fire right now and have to let some things go. (wearychef.com)
The Nets have any number of other irons in the fire, including reported talks involving Joe Johnson, Luis Scola and O.J. Mayo. (sbnation.com)
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