bite off too much
Example Sentences
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Don't try to bite off too much, don't get too aggressive.
From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2012
Oilmen thought Krug was trying to bite off too much.
From Time Magazine Archive
“We all bite off too much sooner or later. But some students don’t know when to spit their mouthful. They burn out. They quit, or botch their exams. Some crack.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
No one thing did it, Chaddie, except that I tried to bite off too much.
From The Prairie Mother by Becher, Arthur E.
