bite off more than you can chew
/ˌbaɪt ɒf ˈmɔː ðən jə kən ˈtʃuː/INFORMAL · C1
日本語では近い表現
手に余る
直訳: «かめる以上にかじり取る»
意味
to try to do more than you are able to manage
自分の手に負えないほど多くを引き受ける.
例文
- 1With a full-time job and three evening classes, Tom has bitten off more than he can chew.
- 2Don't bite off more than you can chew — start with one small project.
- 3I agreed to organise the whole wedding by myself and soon realised I'd bitten off more than I could chew.
- 4Is Maria biting off more than she can chew by training for two marathons this year?
- 5The new café bit off more than it could chew with a huge menu and only two cooks.
文法
bite は形が変わる(bit、bitten)。you can は主語と時制に合わせて変わる(more than she could chew)。
「食べ物」の他のイディオム
このテーマの20個とテストへ →20テーマ・400のイディオムを、忘れさせない復習と一緒に
ここではいくつかの質問だけ。アプリなら16の練習モード、日本語の近い表現、復習のタイミングを教えてくれる間隔反復があります。
