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English Idioms: Bite off More than One Can Chew

Bite off More than One Can Chew — to attempt something that you are not capable of or that is impossible. This phrase describes when someone tries to do more than they can actually accomplish.

Bite off More than One Can Chew

Bite More than Can ChewTo bite off more than you are capable of chewing.

A person tries to do something that they are not capable of or that is impossible.

Bite [bait]:

  • To bite, to take a bite, to snap at, to chew.
  • Bite off – to bite off.

Off [ˈɔf]:

  • Distance, remoteness, separation in space or time; away, out, to-.
  • Completion of an action; out, to, from-.

More [mɔ:] – more.

Than [ðæn] – than.

One [wʌn]:

  • One, first.
  • One, someone.
  • The number one, unity.

Can [kæn, kən, kn] – can, am able to, have the right to, am permitted to.

Chew [tʃu:] – to chew, to masticate, to chew tobacco.

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