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bite off more than you can chew

phraseB2Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To bite off more than you can chew is to take on more than you can manage. Do not bite off more than you can chew.

It is usually said as a warning before the fact rather than as a criticism after it. The picture is plain enough that no explanation is ever needed.

Definitions of bite off more than you can chew

  1. 1phrasebite off more than you can chewTo take on more than you are able to manage.B2

    “Taking both jobs was to bite off more than you can chew.”

bite off more than you can chew is a phrase.

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