not know whether (one) is coming or going
To be in a state of confusion or chaos, especially due to being very busy or overwhelmed. Lisa has been so busy getting everything ready for the party, she doesn't know whether she's coming or going. I have so many appointments today, I don't know whether I'm coming or going anymore.
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not know whether one is coming or going and not know if one is coming or going
Fig. to be very confused. I'm so busy that I don't know if I'm coming or going. You look as if you don't know whether you're coming or going.
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coming or going, not know if one is
Be in a state of mental confusion, as in He has so much to do that he doesn't know if he's coming or going. This idiom was first recorded in 1924.
not know whether one is coming or going
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not know whether you are coming or going
SPOKENIf you don't know whether you are coming or going, you feel very confused and are unable to think clearly. We worked 16 hours a day. By the end of the week we didn't know whether we were coming or going. The truth is I'm so excited that I hardly know whether I'm coming or going.
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not know whether you’re ˈcoming or ˈgoing
(informal) be confused about what you are doing, because you are doing too many things at the same time: I’ve got so much work to do that I don’t know whether I’m coming or going.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017