1. Quote -
I still care about my work, but I just have such a full plate with everything else. It’s got to be something I really, really want to do in order for me to leave my family to do a movie.
Îmi mai pasă de munca mea, dar am un program foarte încărcat cu totul altceva. Este ceva ce eu doresc, cu adevarat, să fac și nu pot să-mi neglijez familia pentru a juca un rol într-un un film.
- Actrița Michelle Pfeiffer despre păstrarea echilibrului între familie și serviciu. (In Style)
2. Definition -
[En] busy schedule; many things to do
[Ro] a fi foarte ocupat; a avea un orar foarte încarcat
3. Use -
Can you remember the last time you saw Michele Pfeiffer in a movie?
OK, she was pretty awesome as Catwoman in Batman Returns.
Pfeiffer recently told a magazine that the reason she hasn’t been in many movies lately is that her plate is too full with other things.
Like what?
Usually, a plate gets filled with food.
But Pfeiffer isn’t talking about an actual dinner plate.
She means that her life is too busy.
As the mother of two kids, she has a full plate at home.
She doesn’t feel like she has enough time to make movies.
Full plate isn’t the only idiom that uses the word plate.
For example, if something is handed to you on a plate, it means you get something very easily, without having to work hard for it.
And can you remember what it means to step up to the plate?
4. Examples -
This week is going to be very busy for me. I have a full plate!
Kerri would like to take a vacation but her plate is too full at work.
I don’t mind having a full plate. It’s better than being bored.
I just lost my job, so I don’t have a very full plate right now.
