bite off more than you can chew

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bite off more than you can chew — idiom

1. To try to do something that is too difficult or too much for you.

1.idiom
Definition

To try to do something that is too difficult or too much for you.

Example

By taking five classes, I bit off more than I could chew.

Don't bite off more than you can chew; start with one project.

2. to try to do too much work or take on something too difficult, so that you canno

2.idiom
Definition

to try to do too much work or take on something too difficult, so that you cannot finish it well.

Example

Olu took on three projects at once and quickly realised he had bitten off more than he could chew.

Don't bite off more than you can chew — finish the kitchen before starting the bathroom.