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English-Language Idioms: Bite off More than One Can Chew

Bite off More than One Can Chew means taking on more responsibility than a person is able to bear. An idiom is a phrase whose meaning differs from the meaning of the individual words considered separa

Bite off More than One Can Chew

Taking on more responsibility than a person is able to bear.

Bite [bait] – to bite, snap, nibble, gnaw.

Chew [tJu:] – to chew, masticate.

An idiom is a phrase whose meaning differs from the meaning of the individual words in it, considered separately and on their own.

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