Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wear too many hats

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: wear -too -many hats
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To try to fill more roles at once than is realistically possible.

Example Sentences

"She is asked to be a comedienne, dancer, stunt woman, singer and dramatic actress — and the truth is that she is trying to wear too many hats."

Inflected Forms

wears too many hats (present, singular) wearing too many hats (participle, present) wore too many hats (past) worn too many hats (participle, past)

Phrases

wear many hats have one's fingers in many pies have too many irons in the fire jack of all trades spread oneself thin string to one's bow wear two hats

Frequently Paired Words

wear many hats have one's fingers in many pies have too many irons in the fire jack of all trades spread oneself thin string to one's bow wear two hats

Questions

What does wear too many hats mean?: To try to fill more roles at once than is realistically possible.

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