Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biting off more than one can chew

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
bit-ing of-f -more than one -can chew
IPA
51
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of bite off more than one can chew

Questions

What does biting off more than one can chew mean?
present participle and gerund of bite off more than one can chew

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