Beth was doing precisely the tricky juggling act that a lot of women do. She was trying to be wife, mother, and employee, and feeling desperately tired and inadequate.
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juggling act — If you do a juggling act, you try to do different things in a way that is satisfactory for all concerned. For many women, managing a career and looking after a family can be quite a juggling act … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
juggling act — balancing/juggling act phrase a situation in which someone has to do several different things at the same time Reconciling the demands of work and family is quite a balancing act. Thesaurus: difficult situations and experiencessynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
juggling act — jug|gling act [ dʒʌglıŋ ,ækt ] noun count 1. ) a difficult situation in which you are trying to do several things at the same time 2. ) a performance by someone who juggles … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
(a) juggling act — a difficult situation in which you try to achieve several different things at the same time. It s so exhausting having to perform the balancing act between work and family. Keeping both sides in the dispute happy was a difficult juggling act… … New idioms dictionary
act — act1 W1S1 [ækt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(law)¦ 3¦(pretending)¦ 4 get your act together 5¦(play)¦ 6¦(performance)¦ 7¦(performer)¦ 8 a hard/tough etc act to follow 9 get in on the act 10 act of God … Dictionary of contemporary English
act — act1 W1S1 [ækt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(law)¦ 3¦(pretending)¦ 4 get your act together 5¦(play)¦ 6¦(performance)¦ 7¦(performer)¦ 8 a hard/tough etc act to follow 9 get in on the act 10 act of God … Dictionary of contemporary English
act — act1 [ ækt ] noun *** ▸ 1 single thing someone does ▸ 2 law ▸ 3 part of play, etc. ▸ 4 performance ▸ 5 behavior hiding truth ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a single thing that someone does: act of violence/vandalism/terrorism/kindness/bravery/desperation … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
act — 1 noun (C) 1 ACTION (C) a particular kind of action: a criminal act | act of kindness/revenge/courage etc: The Bishop condemned the attack as an act of mindless violence. | a supreme act of heroism | the sexual act (=the act of having sex) 2 be… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
act */*/*/ — I UK [ækt] / US noun Word forms act : singular act plural acts 1) [countable] a single thing that someone does act of violence/vandalism/terrorism/kindness/bravery/desperation etc: No act of kindness is ever wasted. We strongly condemn any act of … English dictionary
act — /ækt / (say akt) noun 1. anything done or performed; a doing; deed. 2. the process of doing: caught in the act. 3. (often upper case) a decree, edict, law, statute, judgement, resolve, or award, especially a decree passed by a legislature: an act …
