bites off
Teeth sever piece
To bite off is to sever something with the teeth: The child bit off a chunk of apple.
The phrase appears most often in the idiom bite off more than you can chew—to take on more than you can handle.
Someone who bites off a task or project takes it on, with an implication of ambition or perhaps overreach.
- chewsGrinds with teeth
- undertakesBegins a task formally
- venturesRisky new enterprises
- gnawsBites repeatedly, persistently
- shouldersUpper arm joints
tackles · commits · chomps · tears · engages · accepts · grapples · confronts · nibbles · snaps · embraces · devours · grips · clamps · ambitious · bold · decisive · risky