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to bite off more than one can chew

to bite off Mo·ré than one can chew
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too bahyt awf, of muh-rey th an, th en wuhn kan choo]
    • /tu baɪt ɔf, ɒf məˈreɪ ðæn, ðɛn wʌn kæn tʃu/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too bahyt awf, of muh-rey th an, th en wuhn kan choo]
    • /tu baɪt ɔf, ɒf məˈreɪ ðæn, ðɛn wʌn kæn tʃu/

Definition of to bite off more than one can chew words

  • phrase to bite off more than one can chew If you say that someone has bitten off more than they can chew, you mean that they are trying to do something which is too difficult for them. 0
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Parts of speech for To bite off more than one can chew

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to bite off more than one can chew popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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