gù​cǐ​shī​bǐ

to have too much to handle

Senses

顾此失彼/ 顧此失彼 gù​cǐ​shī​bǐ to have too much to handle

To attend to one thing and lose sight of another; to be unable to manage two or more things at once or pay attention to one thing without neglecting another

References

synonym 左支右绌/左支右絀 顾此失彼/顧此失彼