idiom
bite off more than you can chew
BYT off MOR than yoo kan CHOO
baɪt ɒf mɔːr ðæn juː kæn tʃuːListen
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Syllable breakdown
biteoffmorethanyoucanchew
Dictionary meaning
take on a task or commitment that is beyond one's ability or resources to manage; accept more responsibility or work than one can realistically handle; the image is of attempting to swallow an oversized mouthful of food, which risks choking or the embarrassing inability to finish what one has started
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