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 papabear papabear January 11, 2011 January 11, 2011 at 11:30:35 AM UTC link Permalink

Idiom meaning "don't take on more responsibility than you can handle" or "don't cause more problems than you can deal with."

Horus Horus May 3, 2016 May 3, 2016 at 3:10:05 PM UTC link Permalink

Duplicates of this sentence have been deleted:
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Don't bite off more than you can chew.

added by papabear, January 11, 2011
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➜ #5105546Den som gapar efter mycket mister ofta hela stycket.

linked by Horus, May 3, 2016
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