bite off more than one can chew

Verb

 * 1)  To try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.

Usage notes

 * Often used as a caution: "don't bite off more than you can chew".

Translations

 * Arabic: قَضَمَ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا يَسْتَطِيعُ مَضَغَهُ
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 眼闊肚窄
 * Mandarin:, 好高騖遠
 * Czech: ukousnout si příliš velké sousto
 * Dutch: te veel hooi op de vork nemen
 * Finnish: haukata liian iso pala
 * French: ,
 * German: sich übernehmen
 * Italian: fare il passo più lungo della gamba
 * Norwegian: gape over for mye, ta seg vann over hodet
 * Persian: لقمه گنده‌تر از دهن
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: dar um passo maior do que a perna
 * Russian: переоцени́ть свои́ си́лы
 * Spanish: abarcar más de lo que se puede, pasarse de listo
 * Swedish: