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

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Phrase

Forms: bite off more than one can chew
  1. επιχειρώ κάτι, που είναι πάνω από τις δυνάμεις μου
    Sense id: el-bite_off_more_than_one_can_chew-en-phrase-TOf6UN8B
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bite off more than one can chew"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "※ Yes there were times, I’m sure you knew,\nWhen I bit off more than I could chew\nBut through it all, when there was doubt\nI ate it up and spit it out\nI faced it all and I stood tall\nAnd did it my way",
          "translation": "Ναι, υπήρξαν στιγμές, είμαι βέβαιος ότι το γνωρίζατε\nΌτι έκανα περισσότερα απ’ όσα μπορούσα ν’ αντέξω\nΑλλά πάνω απ’ όλα όταν υπήρχε αμφιβολία\nΤα “έτρωγα” μετά τα “έφτυνα”\nΑντιμετώπισα τα πάντα και παρέμεινα στο ύψος μου\nκαι το έκανα με τον δικό μου τρόπο.\n*::Απόσπασμα στίχων από το τραγούδι My Way, (1969) Φρανκ Σινάτρα"
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: go to extremes, overextend, spread oneself too thin, overdo"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "επιχειρώ κάτι, που είναι πάνω από τις δυνάμεις μου"
      ],
      "id": "el-bite_off_more_than_one_can_chew-en-phrase-TOf6UN8B",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταφορικά"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bite off more than one can chew"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bite off more than one can chew"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "※ Yes there were times, I’m sure you knew,\nWhen I bit off more than I could chew\nBut through it all, when there was doubt\nI ate it up and spit it out\nI faced it all and I stood tall\nAnd did it my way",
          "translation": "Ναι, υπήρξαν στιγμές, είμαι βέβαιος ότι το γνωρίζατε\nΌτι έκανα περισσότερα απ’ όσα μπορούσα ν’ αντέξω\nΑλλά πάνω απ’ όλα όταν υπήρχε αμφιβολία\nΤα “έτρωγα” μετά τα “έφτυνα”\nΑντιμετώπισα τα πάντα και παρέμεινα στο ύψος μου\nκαι το έκανα με τον δικό μου τρόπο.\n*::Απόσπασμα στίχων από το τραγούδι My Way, (1969) Φρανκ Σινάτρα"
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: go to extremes, overextend, spread oneself too thin, overdo"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "επιχειρώ κάτι, που είναι πάνω από τις δυνάμεις μου"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταφορικά"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bite off more than one can chew"
}

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