bite off more than you can chew

 

[ Origin ]

It is supposed to be originated in America and the oldest written records of the phrase can be traced from 1870s. For example in a book named 'Western Wilds, and the Men Who Redeem Them' written by John Hanson Beadle which is originally published in the 1877.

 

 

[ Examples ]

1. Do whatever you can, but don't bite off more than you chew.

2. By accepting two part-time jobs, he is clearly biting off more than he can chew.

3. It feels like I bit off more than I could chew when I promised to complete this worksheet in one day.

 

 

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• bite off - 물어뜯다