have (one's) plate full

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have (one's) plate full

To have a schedule or workload that is filled to capacity with obligations, tasks, or problems. I'd love to help you but I have my plate full right now. The new president is certainly going to have his plate full when he gets into office.

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have kangaroos in the top paddock
have kangaroos in your top paddock
have kissed the blarney stone
have kittens
have lead in (one's) pants
have lead in one’s pencil
have legs
have letters after (one's) name
have luck run out
have made
have made your bed and have to lie on it
have many irons in the fire
have many strings to (one's) bow
have many, etc. irons in the fire
have mind in the gutter
have mixed feelings
have mixed feelings about (something)
have money burning a hole in (one's) pocket
have money to burn
have money, time, etc. to play with
have more chins than a Chinese phone book
have more luck than sense
have more money than sense
have more than one string to (one's) bow
have more than one string to fiddle
have my plate full
have name inscribed in the book of life
have nerves of steel
have never looked back
have nine lives
have no business doing
have no business doing something/to do something
have no chance in hell
have no heart for
have no idea
have no staying power
have no stomach for (something)
have no stomach for something
have no strings attached
have no time for (someone or something)
have no time for somebody/something
have no truck with
have no truck with (someone or something)
have no truck with something/someone
have no use for
have no use for (someone or something)
have no use for somebody/something
have no words for
have none of
have nose in a book
have nose in the air
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have my fingers burned
have my fingers in the till
have my foot on her neck
have my foot on his neck
have my foot on your neck
have my guts for garters
have my hand out
have my hands full
have my hands on something
have my head in the clouds
have my head in the sand
have my head read
have my head screwed on
have my head screwed on right
have my head stuck up my arse
have my head up my arse
have my heart in it
have my heart in something
have my heart on my sleeve
have my knife into
have my mind on
have my moments
have my name in lights
have my name on it
have my name taken
have my name written all over it
have my number
have my number on it
have my own way
have my pick of
have my plate full
have my say
have my share of
have my thinking cap on
have my way
have my wicked way with
have my wits about me
have my work cut out
have my work cut out for me
have name in lights
have name inscribed in the book of life
have name on it
have name on it
have name on it
have name on it
have name on it
have name on it
have name taken
have name written all over it
have need
have need
have need
have need
have need for
have neither rhyme nor reason
have nerves of steel
have never looked back
have nine lives
have no beef with
have no business
have no business doing
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