bite off more than can chew



bite off more than you can chew

to try to do something that is too big or difficult to do The key to success lies in not biting off more than you can chew.
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bite off more than you can chew

  (informal)
to try to do more than you are able to do Don't bite off more than you can chew. Let someone else organize the party.
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bite off more than (one) can chew

To decide or agree to do more than one can finally accomplish.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Turlough-Irish
Ovidiu-Romanian
Ermenegilda-Italian (Rare)
Lamont['læmənt]
JÉRÔMezhe-ROMFrench
Igon-Basque