to take on a task that is too big to handle
"I think I bit off more than I can chew by agreeing to manage three projects at once."
to hide or ignore problems instead of solving them
to avoid talking about the main topic
to dismiss something by treating it as a joke
to sell shares of a company to the public for the first time
the amount of time before a startup runs out of money
To be the first to report on a story, often an exclusive one...