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View synonyms for bite off more than one can chew
bite off more than one can chew
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Take on more work or a bigger task than one can handle, as in With two additional jobs, Bill is clearly biting off more than he can chew . Cautions against taking on too much appear in medieval sources, although this particular metaphor, alluding to taking in more food than one can chew, dates only from about 1870.Advertisement
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