"te veel hooi op zijn vork nemen" meaning in Dutch

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Verb

Forms: te veel hooi op de vork nemen [alternative]
Etymology: Literally, “to take too much hay on one's (pitch)fork”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to take too much hay on one's (pitch)fork}} “to take too much hay on one's (pitch)fork”, {{lit|to take too much hay on one's (pitch)fork}} Literally, “to take too much hay on one's (pitch)fork” Head templates: {{nl-verb}} te veel hooi op zijn vork nemen Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-see|nemen}}
  1. (figuratively) to bite off more than one can chew Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-te_veel_hooi_op_zijn_vork_nemen-nl-verb-TGd4qtKj Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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