BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW

Meaning of BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW in English

to try to do too much, or sth that is too difficult

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 …
English Idioms vocab
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 …
English Idioms vocabulary
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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
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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
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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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