bite off more than you can chew
成語所屬單字bite
bite off more than you can chew — 慣用語
1. To try to do something that is too difficult or too much for you.
1.慣用語
釋義
不自量力
To try to do something that is too difficult or too much for you.
例句
By taking five classes, I bit off more than I could chew.
Don't bite off more than you can chew; start with one project.
2. to try to do too much work or take on something too difficult, so that you canno
2.慣用語
釋義
貪多嚼不爛；不自量力
to try to do too much work or take on something too difficult, so that you cannot finish it well.
例句
Olu took on three projects at once and quickly realised he had bitten off more than he could chew.
Don't bite off more than you can chew — finish the kitchen before starting the bathroom.