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1 to bite off more than one can chew
to bite off more than one can chewcoll assumir encargos superiores às suas forças.English-Portuguese dictionary > to bite off more than one can chew
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2 bite
1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) morder2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) mordidela2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) mordidela•- biting- bite the dust* * *[bait] n 1 bocado: pedaço cortado com os dentes. give me a bite / deixe dar uma dentada, dê-me algo para comer. 2 refeição ligeira. 3 mordedura, mordida, dentada. 4 ferida, ferroada, picada. 5 dor aguda. 6 aperto, ato de agarrar. 7 ação mordente de um ácido sobre metal. • vt (ps bit, pp bit, bitten) 1 morder, cortar com os dentes. the dog bit me in the arm, he bit my arm / o cachorro mordeu-me no braço, ele mordeu meu braço. 2 roer. 3 cortar, perfurar. 4 ferir com os dentes, picar, ferroar. 5 abocar, abocanhar, morder repentinamente. 6 causar dor aguda a. 7 agarrar-se a, pegar em. 8 morder a isca, ser pego (o peixe, e também figurativo). 9 trapacear, iludir. 10 corroer, atacar (ácido). it bit in / corroeu. 11 impressionar profundamente. be bitten with ser apaixonado por (alguma coisa). bite one’s lips controlar-se. it bit into cortou em. once bitten, twice shy gato escaldado tem medo de água fria. to be bitten a) ser mordido. b) ser enganado. to bite off more than one can chew coll assumir encargos superiores às suas forças. to bite the dust ser vencido, cair morto. to bite the hand that feeds cuspir no prato em que comeu. to bite the tongue guardar segredo.
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bite off more than one can chew — {v. phr.}, {informal} To try to do more than you can; be too confident of your ability. * /He bit off more than he could chew when he agreed to edit the paper alone./ * /He started to repair his car himself, but realized that he had bitten off… … Dictionary of American idioms
bite off more than one can chew — {v. phr.}, {informal} To try to do more than you can; be too confident of your ability. * /He bit off more than he could chew when he agreed to edit the paper alone./ * /He started to repair his car himself, but realized that he had bitten off… … Dictionary of American idioms
bite off more than one can chew — ► bite off more than one can chew take on a commitment one cannot fulfil. Main Entry: ↑bite … English terms dictionary
bite off more than one can chew — phrasal : to undertake more than one can perform * * * bite off more than one can chew 1. To overestimate one s capacities 2. To undertake something one cannot achieve • • • Main Entry: ↑bite * * * take on a commitment one cannot fulfill … Useful english dictionary
bite off more than one can chew — try to do more than one is able to do I think I bit off more than I can chew by taking on the new assignment … Idioms and examples
bite\ off\ more\ than\ one\ can\ chew — v. phr. informal To try to do more than you can; be too confident of your ability. He bit off more than he could chew when he agreed to edit the paper alone. He started to repair his car himself, but realized that he had bitten off more than he… … Словарь американских идиом
bite off more than one can chew — verb To try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing. I think I bit off more than I could chew when I agreed to paint this house by myself … Wiktionary
bite off more than one can chew — phrasal to undertake more than one can handle … New Collegiate Dictionary
bite off more than one can chew — v. take on a bigger task than one is capable of completing … English contemporary dictionary
more than one can chew — See: BITE OFF MORE THAN ONE CAN CHEW … Dictionary of American idioms
more than one can chew — See: BITE OFF MORE THAN ONE CAN CHEW … Dictionary of American idioms
