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bites off more than one can chew

bites off more than one can chew is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bite off more than one can chew.

Meaning of bite off more than one can chew

Verb

bite off more than one can chew (third-person singular simple present bites off more than one can chew, present participle biting off more than one can chew, simple past bit off more than one could chew, past participle bitten off more than one could chew)

  1. (idiomatic) To try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.
    • I think I bit off more than I could chew when I agreed to paint this house by myself.

Questions about bites off more than one can chew

What is bites off more than one can chew the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bites off more than one can chew is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bite off more than one can chew.

Words near bites off more than one can chew in the dictionary

  1. bites it
  2. bites of the apple
  3. bites of the cherry
  4. bites of the reality sandwich
  5. bites off
  6. bites off more than one can chew
  7. bites on granite
  8. bites one's lip
  9. bites one's nails
  10. bites one's thumb
  11. bites one's tongue

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