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Bite Off More Than You Can ChewTo take on something more than of its actual capacity, a person, who tries to accomplish too much, or is greedy by nature, or overconfident or too much motivated, taking more responsibility or task that a person can manageRate it:

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chew ofto scoldRate it:

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chew overTo think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.Rate it:

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chew the fatTo chat idly or generally waste time talking.Rate it:

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walk and chew gum at the same timeTo do something very easy.Rate it:

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chew the sceneryTo display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.Rate it:

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chew offUsed other than as an idiom: see chew, off.Rate it:

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bite off more than one can chewTo try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.Rate it:

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chew offTo reprimand, to scoldRate it:

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chew onto consider, to ponderRate it:

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chew outTo lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke.Rate it:

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chew somebody outTo berate; to shout at someone.Rate it:

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Chew Someone OutTo handle someone roughly and scold them severelyRate it:

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chew the cudTo meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.Rate it:

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Chew the FatTo talk in a friendly and relaxed mannerRate it:

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chew the meat and spit out the bonesTo take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicableRate it:

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chew upto defeat utterlyRate it:

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chew upto ruin (especially land), by diggingRate it:

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chew upto chew so as to make something pulpyRate it:

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Chew Up the SceneryTo describe something in an exaggerated manner or to show hyper-emotionsRate it:

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Chew Your CudTo have a detailed analysis about anything or to think about something in a very deep mannerRate it:

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give someone staticTo chew out; to lecture.Rate it:

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never fight a land war in AsiaDon't bite off more than you can chew; don't start a fight that is too big to win.Rate it:

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eat like a pigTo chew noisily, with one's mouth open, or with much greed.Rate it:

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