لقمه بزرگتر از دهان خود برداشتن

Question

bite off more than one can chew

a) to take a larger mouthful of food than one can chew easily or comfortably.

Ex: I bit off more than I could chew, and nearly choked.

 

b) to take (on) more than one can deal with; to be overconfident. Try to do more then you can handle.

Ex: You might bite off more than one can chew if you take a second job at night.

Ann is exhausted again. She's always biting off more than she can chew.

Answer 1

 

run before you can walk to try to do something difficult before you have learned the basic skills you need :

A lot of language students want to run before they can walk.