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bitten off more than one could chew

bitten off more than one could chew is the past participle 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 bitten off more than one could chew

What is bitten off more than one could chew the past participle of?
Bitten off more than one could chew is the past participle of bite off more than one can chew.

Words near bitten off more than one could chew in the dictionary

  1. bitten in
  2. bitten in the arse
  3. bitten in the ass
  4. bitten it
  5. bitten off
  6. bitten off more than one could chew
  7. bitten on granite
  8. bitten one's lip
  9. bitten one's nails
  10. bitten one's thumb
  11. bitten one's tongue

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