bite off more than we can chew
31bite — bite1 [ baıt ] (past tense bit [ bıt ] ; past participle bit|ten [ bıtn ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to use your teeth to cut or break something, usually in order to eat it: I wish you wouldn t bite your nails. bite into: Tom had… …
32bite — [c]/baɪt / (say buyt) verb (bit, bitten or, Archaic, bit, biting) –verb (t) 1. to cut into or wound, with the teeth: the dog bit me. 2. to grip with the teeth. 3. to sting, as an insect. 4. to cau …
33bite — verb (past bit; past participle bitten) 1》 use the teeth to cut into something. ↘(of a snake, insect, or spider) wound with a sting, pincers, or fangs. 2》 (of a tool, tyre, boot, etc.) grip or take hold on a surface. ↘(of an object) press …
34bite — [[t]baɪt[/t]] v. bit, bit•ten bit, bit•ing, 1) to cut, wound, or tear with the teeth 2) to sever with the teeth (often fol. by off) 3) to grip with the teeth 4) to sting, as an insect 5) to cause to sting: faces bitten by the icy wind[/ex] 6) inf …
35bite — v. & n. v. (past bit; past part. bitten) 1 tr. cut or puncture using the teeth. 2 tr. (foll. by off, away, etc.) detach with the teeth. 3 tr. (of an insect, snake, etc.) wound with a sting, fangs, etc. 4 intr. (of a wheel, screw, etc.) grip,… …
36bite — {{11}}bite (n.) c.1200, from BITE (Cf. bite) (v). {{12}}bite (v.) O.E. bitan (class I strong verb; past tense bat, pp. biten), from P.Gmc. *bitan (Cf. O.S. bitan, O.N., O.Fris. bita, M.Du. biten, Du. bijten, Ger. beissen, Goth. beitan …
37chew — See: BITE OFF MORE THAN ONE CAN CHEW …
38chew — See: BITE OFF MORE THAN ONE CAN CHEW …
39chew — See: bite off more than one can chew …
40more — See: BITE OFF MORE THAN ONE CAN CHEW …
