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bites off

/baɪts ɒf/

/baɪts ɔf/

bite offverb

bites off

bit off

Past Simple

bitten off

Past Participle

biting off

Gerund

/baɪt ɒf/

/baɪt ɔf/

Translations

He tried to bite off more than he could chew.

Он попытался откусить больше, чем мог прожевать.

Additional translations

Definitions

To remove something by using the teeth to cut through it.

She bit off a piece of the chocolate bar.

To take on more responsibility or a task than one can handle.

He bit off more than he could chew by agreeing to lead three projects at once.

Synonyms

chew off

snip off

cut off