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When someone undertakes something too big for him to handle: “This time you’ve ________.”

BIT OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW 325
NR 190
BITTEN OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW 142
OVERDONE IT 27
GONE OVER YOUR HEAD 16
BIT OFF TOO MUCH 15
BIT OFF MORE THAN YOU COULD CHEW 12
GOT IN OVER YOUR HEAD 12
OVERSTEPPED YOURSELF 12
MET YOUR MATCH 10
MET YOUR WATERLOO 10
GONE IN OVER YOUR HEAD 9
DONE IT 8
GONE OVERBOARD 8
OVERLOADED YOURSELF 8
OVERREACHED 8
OVERREACHED YOURSELF 8
REALLY DONE IT 8
BIT OFF TOO BIG A CHUNK 7
GOOFED 7
OVERMATCHED YOURSELF 7
GONE TOO FAR 6
OVEREXTENDED YOURSELF 6
OVERSTEPPED 6
CUT OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW 5
OVERDID IT 5
OVERDONE YOURSELF 5
TAKEN ON TOO MUCH 5
GONE IN TOO DEEP 4
GONE OFF THE DEEP END 4
OVERSTEPPED YOUR BOUNDS 4
TOOK ON TOO MUCH 4
TOOK TOO BIG A BITE 4
WENT OVER YOUR HEAD 4
BIT OFF 3
BIT OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN SWALLOW 3
BIT OFF TOO BIG A BITE 3
BITTEN MORE THAN YOU CAN SWALLOW 3
CHEWED OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN SWALLOW 3
GONE PAST YOUR LIMIT 3
OVERDONE 3
OVERESTIMATED 3
TOO BIG FOR HIS BRITCHES 3
TOO BIG FOR YOUR BRITCHES 3
BIT OFF MORE THAN YOU CHEW 2
BITTEN OFF TOO MUCH 2
GONE IN OFF THE DEEP END 2
GOOFED AGAIN 2
GOT TOO BIG A JOB 2
GOT TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE 2
IN OVER YOUR HEAD 2
MADE A MISTAKE 2
OUTDONE YOURSELF 2
OVERESTIMATED YOUR CAPACITY 2
OVERESTIMATED YOURSELF 2
OVERLOADED 2
OVERSHOT THE MARK 2
OVERSTEPPED YOUR ABILITY 2
OVERSTEPPED YOUR MARK 2
STUCK YOUR NECK OUT 2
SWALLOWED MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW 2
TACKLED TOO MUCH 2
TAKEN ON MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE 2
TAKEN TOO BIG A BITE 2
TOOK MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW 2
YOUR EYES ARE BIGGER THAN YOUR STOMACH 2
AIMED TOO HIGH 1
ASKED FOR TROUBLE 1
ATTEMPTED TOO MUCH 1
BIGGER LOAD THAN PACK 1
BIT MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW 1
BIT OFF A BIG CHUNK 1
BIT OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN EAT 1
BIT OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE 1
BIT OFF TOO BIG A MOUTHFUL 1
BIT OFF TOO BIG A PIECE 1
BIT OFF TOO LARGE A PIECE 1
BIT OFF TOO MUCH TO CHEW 1
BIT TOO MUCH OFF 1
BITTEN OFF A CHUNK TOO BIG TO SWALLOW 1
BITTEN OFF MORE THAN THEY CAN CHEW 1
BITTEN OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN SWALLOW 1
BITTEN OFF MORE THAN YOU COULD CHEW 1
BITTEN OFF TOO MUCH TO CHEW 1
BLEW IT 1
BOUGHT SOME PEAS TO CAN 1
BROKE YOUR PICK 1
CARRIED AN OVERLOAD 1
CHEWED OFF A BIGGER BITE THAN YOU CAN EAT 1
CHEWED OFF MORE THAN HE CAN EAT 1
CHEWED OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW 1
COME UP AGAINST A BRICK WALL 1
CUT OFF TOO MUCH 1
CUTTING A BIG HOG WITH A SMALL KNIFE 1
DISCOVERED YOUR LIMITS 1
DONE IT UP BROWN 1
EYES BIGGER THAN HIS BELLY 1
EYES BIGGER THAN YOUR STOMACH 1
EYES WERE TOO BIG 1
FIGURED WRONG 1
FLUNKED 1
GONE BEYOND REACH 1
GONE BEYOND YOUR REACH 1
GONE IN OVER YOUR DEPTH 1
GONE OVER YOUR DEPTH 1
GONE PAST THE LIMIT 1
GOOFED UP 1
GOT A BULL BY THE TAIL 1
GOT A HANDFUL 1
GOT AN ELEPHANT ON YOUR HANDS 1
GOT IN ABOVE HIS HEAD 1
GOT IN BEYOND YOUR DEPARTMENT 1
GOT IN DEEP WATER 1
GOT IN TOO DEEP 1
GOT IN TOO DEEP WATER 1
GOT IT 1
GOT MORE IN YOUR MOUTH THAN WHAT YOU CAN SWALLOW 1
GOT MORE THAN A MOUTHFUL 1
GOT MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE 1
GOT OVER YOUR HEAD 1
GOT OVERLOADED 1
GOT SOMETHING OVER YOUR LOAD 1
GOT THE THING BY THE TAIL AND CAN’T TURN IT LOOSE 1
GOT TOO BIG A LOAD 1
GOT TOO BIG A MOUTHFUL 1
GOT TOO BIG FOR YOUR BRITCHES 1
GOT YOUR BELLY FULL 1
GOT YOUR FILL 1
GOT YOUR HANDS FULL 1
GOT YOUR MOUTH TOO FULL 1
GOT YOURSELF INTO HOT WATER 1
GOTTEN HOLD OF MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE 1
GOTTEN MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW 1
GOTTEN OUT OF YOUR CLASS 1
GOTTEN TOO BIG A LOAD 1
GOTTEN TOO BIG FOR YOUR BRITCHES 1
GRABBED OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW 1
HAS TOO BIG A CUD 1
HIT A KNOT 1
HIT A STUMP 1
IN OVER HIS HEAD 1
IT’S OVER YOU 1
IT’S TOO BIG FOR HIS BRITCHES 1
IT’S TOO HOT TO HANDLE 1
IT’S TOO MUCH FOR YOU 1
JUMPED IN OVER YOUR HEAD 1
JUMPED THE GUN 1
JUMPED THE TRACES 1
JUMPED TOO BIG A THING 1
LET YOUR MOUTH OVERLOAD YOUR ASS 1
LET YOUR MOUTH OVERLOAD YOUR REAR END 1
MESSED UP 1
MET YOUR MASTER 1
MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW 1
MUFFED THE BALL 1
OUT OF THIS CLASS 1
OVERBID YOURSELF 1
OVERDONE YOUSELF 1
OVERESTIMATED YOUR ABILITY 1
OVERESTIMATED YOUR STRENGTH 1
OVEREXTENDED 1
OVERGUESSED 1
OVERLOADED YOUR BOOT 1
OVERMATCHED IT 1
OVERMATCHED ONESELF 1
OVERSHOT 1
OVERSHOT IT 1
OVERSHOT YOUR LIMITS 1
OVERSHOT YOUR LOAD 1
OVERSHOT YOUR MARK 1
OVERSHOT YOURSELF 1
OVERSTEPPED THE BOUNDS 1
OVERSTEPPED YOUR LIMITATIONS 1
OVERSTRETCHED YOUR LIMIT 1
PLOPPED 1
PULLED ONE 1
RAN UP AGAINST IT 1
REACHED OUT TOO FAR 1
REACHED TOO FAR 1
REALLY BIT OFF A CHUNK 1
REALLY DID IT 1
REALLY GOOFED 1
REALLY GOT SOMETHING 1
REALLY TACKLED IT 1
REALLY TAKEN ON A PRIZE 1
REALLY TAKEN ON A WINNER 1
SHOT THE BUCK 1
SHOT YOUR WAD 1
SLIPPED A DISK 1
SPLIT YOUR BRITCHES 1
STARTED SOMETHING YOU CAN’T FINISH 1
STEPPED IN IT 1
STEPPED INTO IT 1
STEPPED TOO HIGH 1
STEPPED WAY OUT 1
SURE GOT TOO BIG A BITE 1
TACKLED SOMETHING TOO BIG FOR YOUR BRITCHES 1
TACKLED SOMETHING YOU COULDN’T HANDLE 1
TAKEN AS A JOB THAT’S TOO BIG FOR YOU 1
TAKEN MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW 1
TAKEN MORE THAN YOU CAN SWALLOW 1
TAKEN ON A LOAD 1
TAKEN TOO BIG A JOB 1
TAKEN TOO MUCH ON THAT YOU COULDN’T HANDLE 1
TOO BIG A JOB 1
TOO HOT TO HANDLE 1
TOOK A BIGGER PART THAN YOU CAN CHEW 1
TOOK IN TOO MUCH 1
TOOK MORE THAN YOU COULD HANDLE 1
TOOK OFF MORE THAN YOU COULD CHEW 1
TOOK OFF TOO BIG A CHEW 1
TOOK ON MORE THAN HE COULD CHEW 1
TOOK ON MORE THAN HE COULD HANDLE 1
TOOK ON SOMETHING TOO BIG FOR YOUR BRITCHES 1
TOOK ON TOO BIG A LOAD 1
TOOK ON TOO MUCH TERRITORY 1
TOOK TOO BIG A CHUNK 1
TOOK TOO BIG A HUNK 1
TOOK TOO BIG A MOUTHFUL 1
TRIED SOMETHING TOO BIG FOR HIS BRITCHES 1
TRIED TO BE TOO BIG FOR YOUR BRITCHES 1
TRIED TO OUTDO YOURSELF 1
TRIED TO OVERDO IT 1
UNDERESTIMATED 1
UP TO YOUR NECK 1
USED POOR JUDGMENT 1
WENT AHEAD AND DID IT 1
WENT FURTHER THAN YOUR PANTS WILL STRETCH 1
WENT IN OVER YOUR HEAD 1
WENT OVERBOARD 1
WENT TOO FAR 1
WON OUT 1
WON’T BE ABLE TO DO IT 1
YOU’LL SURELY GO UNDER 1
YOUR EYES WERE BIGGER THAN YOUR BELLY 1
YOU’RE BUTTING YOUR HEAD AGAINST A STONE WALL 1
YOU’RE IN DEEP WATER 1
YOU’RE IN OVER YOUR HEAD 1
YOU’RE LICKED 1
YOU’RE NOT UP TO IT 1
YOU’RE RIDING FOR A FALL 1
YOU’RE STUCK 1
YOU’RE SUNK 1

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