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

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Verb

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]
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)
  1. (less common) Synonym of bite off more than one can chew Tags: uncommon Synonyms: bite off more than one can chew [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cut_off_more_than_one_can_chew-en-verb-Rbwc2--T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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