{"id":536,"date":"2026-06-16T02:58:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T02:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipin.com.pk\/notepad\/?p=536"},"modified":"2026-06-16T18:30:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T18:30:42","slug":"dont-say-i-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipin.com.pk\/notepad\/practice-sentences\/dont-say-i-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Say \u201cI have a lot of work to do\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <!-- Don't Say --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff5f5; border-left:4px solid #e24b4a; padding:16px 20px; border-radius:8px; margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px; font-size:14px; color:#a32d2d; font-weight:600; text-transform:uppercase;\">\u274c Don't Say<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0; font-size:20px; color:#555; text-decoration:line-through;\">I have a lot of work to do<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- Say This --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0faf4; border-left:4px solid #3b6d11; padding:16px 20px; border-radius:8px; margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px; font-size:14px; color:#3b6d11; font-weight:600; text-transform:uppercase;\">\u2705 Say This<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0; font-size:26px; font-weight:700; color:#1a1a1a;\">\"My plate is full\"<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- Meaning + Urdu --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex; gap:12px; margin-bottom:16px; flex-wrap:wrap;\">\n<div style=\"flex:1; min-width:220px; background:#f4f0ff; border-radius:8px; padding:14px 18px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px; font-size:14px; color:#534ab7; font-weight:600; text-transform:uppercase;\">Meaning<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0; font-size:15px; color:#1a1a1a; line-height:1.6;\">I'm very busy and can't take on more tasks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1; min-width:220px; background:#fffbf0; border-radius:8px; padding:14px 18px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px; font-size:14px; color:#854f0b; font-weight:600; text-align:right; text-transform:uppercase;\">\u0627\u0631\u062f\u0648 \u062a\u0631\u062c\u0645\u06c1<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0; font-size:18px; color:#1a1a1a; direction:rtl; text-align:right; line-height:2;\">\u0645\u06cc\u0631\u0627 \u067e\u0644\u06cc\u0679 \u0628\u06be\u0631\u0627 \u06c1\u0648\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- Examples --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff; border:1px solid #e5e5e5; border-radius:8px; padding:16px 20px; margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px; font-size:14px; color:#888; font-weight:600; text-transform:uppercase;\">Daily Life Examples<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0; padding-left:18px; list-style:disc; line-height:2.2;\">\n<li>\n          <strong>I can't join the meeting today; my plate is full.<\/strong><br \/>\n          <span style=\"color:#888; font-size:18px; direction:rtl; display:block; text-align:right;\">\u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0622\u062c \u0645\u06cc\u0679\u0646\u06af \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0634\u0627\u0645\u0644 \u0646\u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u06c1\u0648 \u0633\u06a9\u0648\u06ba \u06af\u0627\u061b \u0645\u06cc\u0631\u0627 \u067e\u0644\u06cc\u0679 \u0628\u06be\u0631\u0627 \u06c1\u0648\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2\u06d4<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <strong>She asked for extra help, but my plate is full right now.<\/strong><br \/>\n          <span style=\"color:#888; font-size:18px; direction:rtl; display:block; text-align:right;\">\u0627\u0633 \u0646\u06d2 \u0627\u0636\u0627\u0641\u06cc \u0645\u062f\u062f \u0645\u0627\u0646\u06af\u06cc\u060c \u0644\u06cc\u06a9\u0646 \u0645\u06cc\u0631\u0627 \u067e\u0644\u06cc\u0679 \u0627\u0628\u06be\u06cc \u0628\u06be\u0631 \u06af\u06cc\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2\u06d4<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <strong>I would love to volunteer, but my plate is full this week.<\/strong><br \/>\n          <span style=\"color:#888; font-size:18px; direction:rtl; display:block; text-align:right;\">\u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0631\u0636\u0627\u06a9\u0627\u0631\u0627\u0646\u06c1 \u062e\u062f\u0645\u0627\u062a \u06a9\u0631\u0646\u0627 \u0686\u0627\u06c1\u0648\u06ba \u06af\u0627\u060c \u0644\u06cc\u06a9\u0646 \u0627\u0633 \u06c1\u0641\u062a\u06d2 \u0645\u06cc\u0631\u0627 \u067e\u0644\u06cc\u0679 \u0628\u06be\u0631\u0627 \u06c1\u0648\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2\u06d4<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- Tip --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#eaf5fb; border-left:4px solid #185fa5; padding:14px 18px; border-radius:8px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px; font-size:14px; color:#185fa5; font-weight:600; text-transform:uppercase;\">\ud83d\udca1 Tip<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0; font-size:15px; color:#1a1a1a; line-height:1.7;\">Use this idiom when you want to politely convey that you're busy and cannot accept new commitments.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:24px; font-size:13px; color:#aaa; text-align:center;\">\n    Posted on June 16, 2026 \u00b7 Practice English Daily\n  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u274c Don't Say I have a lot of work to do \u2705 Say This \"My plate is full\" Meaning I'm very busy and can't take on more tasks. \u0627\u0631\u062f\u0648 \u062a\u0631\u062c\u0645\u06c1 \u0645\u06cc\u0631\u0627 \u067e\u0644\u06cc\u0679 \u0628\u06be\u0631\u0627 \u06c1\u0648\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2 Daily Life Examples I can't join the meeting today; my plate is full. \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0622\u062c \u0645\u06cc\u0679\u0646\u06af \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0634\u0627\u0645\u0644 \u0646\u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u06c1\u0648[...]\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Don't Say \"I have a lot of work to do\" - Notepad","description":"Learn, Practice and Examples, Don't Say \"I have a lot of work to do\""},"ipin_schema_markup":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-practice-sentences"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipin.com.pk\/notepad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipin.com.pk\/notepad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipin.com.pk\/notepad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipin.com.pk\/notepad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipin.com.pk\/notepad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/ipin.com.pk\/notepad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":545,"href":"https:\/\/ipin.com.pk\/notepad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions\/545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipin.com.pk\/notepad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipin.com.pk\/notepad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipin.com.pk\/notepad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}