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    Piak is offline Member
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    Default keep several irons in the fire

    dear Sir,

    What does this sentence mean?
    I am keeping several irons in the fire, because decisions like this are important and have long-reaching effects.



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    Piak

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    Default Re: keep several irons in the fire

    Irons in the fire:

    A person who has a few irons in the fire has a number of things working to their advantage at the same time.

    I took this from the section on Idioms - a very interesting and useful section indeed!


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    Default Re: keep several irons in the fire

    Thank you Jamgirl for your very kind in giving me the response on this post of mine.

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    Default Re: keep several irons in the fire

    Quote Originally Posted by Jamgirl View Post

    I took this from the section on Idioms - a very interesting and useful section indeed!

    Glad you like it.

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    Default Re: keep several irons in the fire

    Yes, I like it Tdol. Is it possible to add it in the UsingEnglish phrases?

    Thank you

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    Piak

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