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

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Verb

  1. Avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: fr-bite_off_more_than_one_can_chew-en-verb-SoKqxk9U Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: one's eyes are bigger than one's stomach
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