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walk and chew gum at the same time
Verb
idiomatic
in the negative
informal
Japanese Meaning
二つの普通は些細な作業（または行為）を同時に行うこと。 / （否定的な文脈で）二兎を追うような、同時に二つの軽微なタスクをこなすことが難しいとされる行為。
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(idiomatic, informal, chiefly in the negative) To do two normally trivial tasks at the same time.
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walk and chew gum at the same time
My manager said I can't walk and chew gum at the same time, so he only gave me one assignment.
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My manager said I can't walk and chew gum at the same time, so he only gave me one assignment.
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