BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW

Meaning of BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW in English

begin more tasks than you can complete

When I took the night class, I bit off more than I could chew.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW — to try to do too much, or sth that is too difficult
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW — begin more tasks than you can complete When I took the night class, I bit off more than I could …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAN — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be bigger/smaller/worse etc than you had imagined ▪ The job interview proved to be much …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAN — I. modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beer bottle/can (= a bottle/can for beer ) ▪ Empty beer cans …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
MORE — I. ˈmō(ə)r, ˈmȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective Etymology: Middle English more, moore, mo, from Old English māra (adjective), mā (adjective & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHEW — I. ˈchü verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English chewen, from Old English cēowan to chew, gnaw, eat; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAN — I. _kən, (|)kan; esp after a stressed vowel _k ə ŋ; esp in NewEng (|) ke(ə)n; esp dial (|) kin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BITE — I. ˈbīt, usu -d.+V verb ( bit ˈbit, usu -d.+V ; or dialect British bate ˈbāt ; or bote ˈbōt …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
Английский словарь Webster
THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MORE — — moreness , n. /mawr, mohr/ , adj., compar. of much or many with most as superl. 1. in greater …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHEW — — chewer , n. /chooh/ , v.t. 1. to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate. 2. to crush, damage, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAN — can 1 /kan/ ; unstressed /keuhn/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. can , 2nd can or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BITE — — bitable, biteable , adj. /buyt/ , v. , bit, bitten or bit, biting , n. v.t. 1. to cut, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHEW — I. ˈchü verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cēowan; akin to Old High German kiuwan to chew, Russian zhevat' …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAN — I. kən, ˈkan also ˈken; dialect ˈkin verb ( past could kəd, ˈku̇d ; present singular & plural can ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BITE — I. ˈbīt verb ( bit ˈbit ; bit·ten ˈbi-t ə n ; also bit ; bit·ing ˈbī-tiŋ) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
Webster English vocab
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
MORE — adv with a verb or participle. 2. more ·noun a hill. 3. more ·noun a root. 4. more ·superl greater; …
Webster English vocab
CHEW — vt to ruminate mentally; to meditate on. 2. chew ·noun that which is chewed; that which is held in the …
Webster English vocab
BITE — v a cheat; a trick; a fraud. 2. bite ·v a sharper; one who cheats. 3. bite ·v a morsel; …
Webster English vocab
THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHEW — [chew] vb [ME chewen, fr. OE ceowan; akin to OHG kiuwan to chew, Russ zhevat'] vt (bef. 12c): to crush, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BITE — [bite] vb bit ; bit.ten also bit ; bit.ing [ME, fr. OE bitan; akin to OHG bizan to bite, L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHEW — chew BrE AmE tʃuː ▷ chewed tʃuːd ▷ chewing ˈtʃu ː ‿ɪŋ ▷ chews tʃuːz ▶ ˈ chewing gum BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAN — I . / kən; NAmE ; kæn/ modal verb —see also can (II) ( negative can·not / ˈkænɒt; NAmE -nɑːt/, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MORE — / mɔː(r); NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun (used as the comparative of 'much', 'a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHEW — / tʃuː; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. chew (at / on / through sth) | chew sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BITE — / baɪt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( bit / bɪt; NAmE /, bit·ten / ˈbɪtn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MORE — I. more 1 S1 W1 /mɔː $ mɔːr/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . [used before an adjective or adverb to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHEW — I. chew 1 /tʃuː/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ceowan ] 1 . [intransitive and transitive] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAN — I. can 1 S1 W1 /kən; strong kæn/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form can’t ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BITE — I. bite 1 S2 /baɪt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense bit /bɪt/, past participle bitten /ˈbɪtn/, present participle biting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MORE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 existing in a greater or additional quantity, amount, or degree (more problems than last …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHEW — v. & n. --v.tr. (also absol.) work (food etc.) between the teeth; crush or indent with the teeth. --n. 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MORE — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 existing in a greater or additional quantity, amount, or degree (more problems than last …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHEW — v. & n. v.tr. (also absol.) work (food etc.) between the teeth; crush or indent with the teeth. n. 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BITE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THAN — conj. 1. introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
MORE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. existing in a greater or additional quantity, amount, or degree (more problems than last …
Oxford English vocab
CHEW — v. & n. --v.tr. (also absol.) work (food etc.) between the teeth; crush or indent with the teeth. --n. 1. …
Oxford English vocab
CAN — 1. v.aux. (3rd sing. present can; past could) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past only in …
Oxford English vocab
BITE
Oxford English vocab
CAN — I. MODAL USES /kən, STRONG kæn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use than after a comparative …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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