bite off more than you can chew
/ˌbaɪt ɔːf ˌmɔːr ðən jə kæn ˈtʃuː/
to take on more responsibility than you can handle
bite off more than you can chew in a sentence
“By accepting three projects, she bit off more than she could chew.”
Origin of bite off more than you can chew
American English idiom from 1800s, literal reference to taking too large a bite of food
Related Words
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to endure a painful situation with courage
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to work late into the night
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to make peace; end a conflict
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just barely; by a very narrow margin