bite off

ˈbaɪt ˈɔːf

bit off, bitten off

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Definition of bite off - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

literal

tr.

remove something by biting with teeth

tr.

He can bite off a piece of apple.

chew off

snap off

overcommit

intr.

accept more work than one can handle

intr.

He bit off more than he could chew with the new project..

overextend

overreach

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Expressions with bite

bite down

press your teeth together firmly

He had to bite down to stop the pain.

bite in

start eating something

She couldn't wait to bite in the juicy apple.

bite into

use teeth to cut into something

She decided to bite into the juicy apple.

bite nails

chew on one's fingernails due to stress or habit

She tends to bite nails when she's anxious.

bite one's fingernails

chew on one's fingernails

She tends to bite her fingernails when she's nervous.

barking dogs rarely bite

exp.

dogs that bark a lot usually do not bite

The neighbor's dog barks all day, but barking dogs rarely bite.

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knap

action

bite or break off a piece

Examples of bite off in a sentence

He tried to bite off the end of the sausage.
She tends to bite off more than she can handle.
Don't bite off more than you can manage at work.

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French:mordre, se charger de plus qu'on ne peut gérer, ...
German:abbeißen, sich übernehmen, ...
Italian:staccare, accettare troppo, ...
Spanish:morder, abarcar más de lo que se puede, ...
Portuguese:morder, assumir mais do que se consegue fazer, ...
Chinese:咬掉, 承担超过自己能力的工作, ...
Japanese:噛み取る, 手に負えない仕事を引き受ける, ...
Arabic:قَضَمَ, تَحَمَّلَ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا يَسْتَطِيعُ, ...
Hebrew:לִנְגּוֹס, לָקַחַת עַל עַצְמוֹ יוֹתֵר מִדַּי, ...
Russian:откусить, переоценить свои силы, ...
Ukrainian:відкусити, переоцінити свої сили, ...
Hindi:दाँत से काटकर अलग करना, अधिक काम लेना, ...
Bengali:কামড়ে ছিঁড়ে নেওয়া, অতিরিক্ত কাজ নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:arrencar amb les dents, comprometre's en excés, ...
Czech:ukousnout, ukousnout si příliš velké sousto, ...
Danish:bide af, overforpligte sig, ...
Dutch:afbijten, zich overwerken, ...
Greek:αποδαγκώνω, υπερφορτώνομαι, ...
Hungarian:leharapni, többet vállalni, mint amennyit elbír, ...
Khmer:ខាំផ្តាច់, ទទួលយកការងារលើសពីសមត្ថភាពដែលខ្លួនអាចដោះស្រាយបាន, ...
Korean:물어 뜯다, 과하게 일을 맡다, ...
Persian:کندن, بیش از حد توان قبول کردن, ...
Polish:odgryźć, brać na siebie za dużo, ...
Portuguese (BR):morder, assumir mais do que consegue dar conta, ...
Romanian:a mușca, a accepta mai multă muncă decât poți gestiona, ...
Swedish:bita av, överbelasta sig, ...
Thai:กัดออก, รับงานเกินตัว, ...
Turkish:ısırmak, kaldıramayacağı kadar iş almak, ...
Vietnamese:cắn đứt, nhận quá nhiều việc, ...

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