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What is irons in the fire?
A task in the process.
He has too many Iron in the fire right now.
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Irons in the fire - what is it?
Too many activities or undertakings at once. An undertaking or project in progress.
For example, Bill's got too many irons in the fire to cope with moving this year. This expression originally referred to the blacksmith heating too many irons at once and therefore spoiling some in the forging.