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cut off more than one could chew

cut off more than one could chew is the simple past and past participle of cut off more than one can chew.

Meaning of cut off more than one can chew

Verb

cut off more than one can chew (third-person singular simple present cuts off more than one can chew, present participle cutting off more than one can chew, simple past and past participle cut off more than one could chew)

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of bite off more than one can chew.

Questions about cut off more than one could chew

What is cut off more than one could chew the simple past and past participle of?
Cut off more than one could chew is the simple past and past participle of cut off more than one can chew.

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

  1. cut of their jibs
  2. cut off
  3. cut off a corner
  4. cut off at the pass
  5. cut off more than one can chew
  6. cut off more than one could chew
  7. cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  8. cut offs
  9. cut on
  10. cut one
  11. cut one loose

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