Example
“We bit off more than we can chew with three releases in one week.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
bite someone's head off
Informal · CEFR B2
to answer someone with sudden and often unjustified anger
boil the ocean
Neutral · CEFR C1
to attempt something impossibly large or ambitious, especially by trying to solve every problem at once
mission creep
Neutral · CEFR C1
the gradual expansion of a project's goals beyond its original scope
easier said than done
Neutral · CEFR B1
Something that sounds simple to do but is actually hard.
everything but the kitchen sink
Informal · CEFR B1
an excessive collection of things; nearly everything imaginable, included without restraint
for the time being
Neutral · CEFR B1
temporarily, until circumstances change
Source methodology
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