stretch thin
Frequency: 6.05.2 per million words
to use resources, abilities, or money to such an extent that they are no longer effective
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- Focusing on too many projects will stretch the team too thin.
- The small budget was stretched so thin across all departments.
- She felt herself being stretched too thin between work and family commitments.
- If we expand too quickly, we risk stretching our resources too thin.
- The charity's funds are already stretched very thin due to increased demand.
- He was warned not to stretch his time too thin by taking on extra tasks.
- The military's manpower was stretched dangerously thin across multiple conflict zones.
- Trying to master too many skills at once can stretch your efforts too thin.
- The manager realized that assigning staff to too many roles would stretch them thin.
- With so many responsibilities, I'm starting to feel stretched a bit thin.