juggling act
noun1
Idiomatic A situation in which someone has to deal with several conflicting things simultaneously
- Parenthood is always a juggling act, balancing time and energy and finances and emotions with your child's — and your own — natural good days and bad days.2008, Mikki Morrissette, Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman's Guide, page 17:
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: juggling act.
- The clown's juggling act was both technically fantastic and hilarious.