See bite off more than one can chew in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "to try to do too much",
"word": "avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre"
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"word": "gape over for mye"
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"sense": "to try to do too much",
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"sense": "to try to do too much",
"word": "ter mais olhos que barriga"
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"word": "te veel hooi op de vork nemen"
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"sense": "to try to do too much",
"word": "haukata liian iso pala"
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"sense": "to try to do too much",
"word": "avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre"
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"sense": "to try to do too much",
"word": "fare il passo più lungo della gamba"
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"word": "gape over for mye"
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