walk and chew gum at the same time
To do two normally trivial tasks at the same time; to exhibit basic competence or task-management skills.
gum
UK /ɡʌm/ US /ɡʌm/
noun 8verb 6name 1
Definitions
noun
1
The flesh around the teeth.
verb
1
To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.
2
To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.
noun
1
A viscous water-soluble carbohydrate exudate of certain plants that hardens when it becomes dry, or such a substance as a component of a plant exudate.
gum arabic
gum-oleo-resin
2
Any viscous or sticky substance resembling the true gum.
gum benzoin
[…] becoomed wi' the gum o' the coal-hill […]
3
Chewing gum.
4
A single piece of chewing gum.
Do you have a gum to spare?
Levi unwrapped a gum and put it in his mouth.
5
A gummi candy.
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