Bite off more than you can chew
To take on more work or responsibility than you can handle.
Tham thì thâm.
Ôm đồm quá sức rồi không kham nổi.
Also said in Vietnamese
- Tham thực cực thân.
Bite off more than you can chew
Examples
Taking three courses while working full time was biting off more than he could chew.
Vừa làm toàn thời gian vừa học ba khóa, anh ấy đã ôm đồm quá sức mình.
Don't bite off more than you can chew in your first month.
Tháng đầu tiên đừng ôm đồm quá sức.
Topics
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