bite off more than one can chew

/B AY1 T AO0 F M AO0 R DH AE0 N W AH0 N K AE0 N CH UW0/
verb
  1. 1

    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.”

    syn:cut off more than one can chew

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