cut off more than one can chew in English

Forms: cuts off more than one can chew [present, singular, third-person], cutting off more than one can chew [participle, present], cut off more than one could chew [participle, past], cut off more than one could chew [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|cut<,,cut> off more than one can<can,can,could> chew|head=cut off more than one can chew}} cut off more than one can chew (third-person singular simple present cuts off more than one can chew, present participle cutting off more than one can chew, simple past and past participle cut off more than one could chew)

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"cut off more than one can chew" meaning in English

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