Definition
To try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.
In Context
- "I think I bit off more than I could chew when I agreed to paint this house by myself."
Also Said As
- cut off more than one can chew
See Also
- dog that caught the car
- have eyes bigger than one's stomach
- grasp all, lose all
- eat an elephant one bite at a time
- too many balls in the air
- too much on one's plate