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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