bite off more than you can chew

bite off more than you can chew

/ˌbaɪt ɔːf ˌmɔːr ðən jə kæn ˈtʃuː/

💬 Idioms & Expressions

to take on more responsibility than you can handle

By accepting three projects, she bit off more than she could chew.

Origin: American English idiom from 1800s, literal reference to taking too large a bite of food