“Bite off more than you can chew”
定義
To take on too much responsibility.
例句
Examples
“He bit off more than he could chew with that project.”
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Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
He bit off more than he could chew with that project.Compare with the original example
He bit off more than he could chew with that project.
Write a two-line conversation using “Bite off more than you can chew”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Bite off more than you can chew" mean?
- "Bite off more than you can chew" means to take on too much responsibility.
- How do you use "Bite off more than you can chew" in a sentence?
- Example: "He bit off more than he could chew with that project."
- Should I interpret "Bite off more than you can chew" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.