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bite off more than you can chew

bite off more than you can chew (bait of mor dan you kan tchu)

Idiom Difficulty

Signification

to take on a task that is too big to handle

entreprendre une tâche trop difficile à gérer (ontraprendre une tach trop difisil a zhere)

Phrases d'exemple

"I think I bit off more than I can chew by agreeing to manage three projects at once."

"Je pense que j’ai entrepris plus que ce que je peux gérer en acceptant de diriger trois projets à la fois." (zhuh pans kuh zhai ontraprì plu ke suh kuh zhuh pu zhere an aksèptan duh diriz twa prozhe a la fwa)

Expressions Connexes

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Don’t become discouraged.

a blank slate

a person with no prior knowledge or experience

Old school

Having traditional ideas or values; not modern

drop someone a line

to contact someone by writing or message

settle in

to become comfortable in a new place or situation

go-getter

an ambitious person who achieves their goals