Don’t Bite Off More Than You Can Chew
(don’t assume more responsibility than you can handle; don’t be overconfident)

- Hold on there, Sam. Where are you running off to?
- Oh, hi Lloyd. Can’t stop to chat. I’m already late for work.
- It seems like you are always busy lately. If it’s not work, it’s studies or something else. You don’t have time for your friends anymore. When you took that full-time job I warned you: Don’t bite off more than you can chew!
- I think you were right. Now I see that it was a mistake to take on too much responsibility all at once. My grades in school are already starting to go down.
- There you are! Why don’t you cut down on your hours at work and maybe drop a course or two, at least for this semester?
- Maybe I’ll do that. At this rate my health is liable to suffer, too.

From 101 American English Proverbs – Understanding Language and Culture Through Commonly Used Sayings
By Harry Collins and Illustrated by Mario Risso

Jennifer Díaz Green

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