Meaning of bite off more than one can chew | Babel Free
Definitions
To try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.
idiomatic
Equivalents
Deutsch
sich übernehmen
Suomi
haukata liian iso pala
Italiano
fare il passo più lungo della gamba
Nederlands
te veel hooi op de vork nemen
Русский
переоцени́ть свои́ си́лы
Svenska
ta sig vatten över huvudet
Tiếng Việt
liệu cơm gắp mắm
Examples
“I think I bit off more than I could chew when I agreed to paint this house by myself.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.