EN · B2 · idiombite off more than you can chew
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Dialogues in context
EN · B2The First Prototype
- A
Can we build the whole game this weekend?
Zrobimy całą grę w ten weekend?
- B
With only two of us, we're biting off more than we can chew.
Z dwiema osobami porywamy się z motyką na słońce.
- A
Would the first level be enough?
Może wystarczy pierwszy poziom?
- B
Yes, we can test the idea with that.
Tak, na nim sprawdzimy pomysł.
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Translations
German
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RussianExamples of use
Biorąc trzy prace, porwałem się z motyką na słońce.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.With three jobs, I bit off more than I could chew.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Mit drei Jobs nahm ich mir zu viel vor.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Con tres trabajos, abarqué más de lo que podía.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.С тремя работами я взял на себя слишком много.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Grammar
idiom
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- bite off more than you can chew
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Example
With three jobs, I bit off more than I could chew.
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Nie zamiatajmy tej sprawy pod dywan; niewyjaśniony problem wróci przy następnym rozliczeniu.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie chciałem działać na własną rękę, dlatego przed kontaktem z klientem sprawdziłem, kto prowadzi tę sprawę.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie trzymajmy się kurczowo planu, jeśli warunek, na którym go oparliśmy, przestał być spełniony.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie dzielmy skóry na niedźwiedziu; sala jest dostępna, ale właściciel jeszcze nie potwierdził rezerwacji.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Ta kolejna zmiana terminu była kroplą, która przelała czarę; poprosiliśmy o stały harmonogram.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie stawiajmy wszystkiego na jedną kartę; przygotujmy drugie miejsce spotkania na wypadek niedostępności sali.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.