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chew /tʃuː/► SEE ALLchew the fatbite off more than you can chew
●ˌchew the ˈfat (BrE) (NAmE ˌchew the ˈrag) (informal) talk about unimportant things; chat 闲聊；闲扯◆They sit around chewing the fat instead of working.
他们不干活，反倒在坐着闲聊。●bite off ˌmore than you can ˈchew (informal) attempt to do sth that is too difficult for you or that you do not have enough time to do 想一口吃成胖子；不自量力；承担超过自己能力的事◆He’s promised to get all this work finished by the weekend but I’ve got a feeling he’s bitten off more than he can chew.他保证周末前完成所有的活儿，可是我觉得他有点不自量力。 |