bite off

1.
General EnglishNeutralLiteral
- To remove or sever something by biting; to detach a portion by using the teeth.
2.
General EnglishInformal worldwideInformalFigurative
- To take on, attempt, or begin a portion or task; to undertake something, often implying it may be larger or more demanding than expected.
3.
General EnglishInformal worldwideInformal
- To take a share, portion, or cut (often of profits or resources); colloquially, to take one's 'bite' or part from something.

Examples:

EN: Don't try to bite off more than you can chew.
ES: No trates de morder más de lo que puedes masticar
EN: All I can bite off is stale balloon gas.
ES: Siento como suben las burbujas.
EN: - I will bite off his.
ES: - Yo voy a morderle la suya.
EN: We're all at a point where we're gonna bite off each other's heads.
ES: Estamos alterados. Podríamos comernos vivos.
EN: Then all of the sudden, they grab the bottle, bite off the neck.
ES: Y de repente, cogen la botella y parten el cuello de un mordisco.
EN: Hope we didn't bite off more than we can chew.
ES: - Ojalá podamos con esto.
EN: She'll bite off his buttons.
ES: Le arrancará los botones.
EN: I'd rather bite off my tongue.
ES: Antes me corto Ia lengua.
EN: He said: "I'd rather bite off my tongue".
ES: Dice que, antes, se corta Ia lengua.
EN: Or I'll bite off your fingers!
ES: ¿Qué quieren de mí?
EN: It's just that I don't wanna bite off more than I can chew, that's all.
ES: No quiero abarcar más de lo que puedo apretar.
EN: You always take your bite off the top.
ES: Siempre consigues tu parte de la ganancia.
EN: Before you bite off more than you can chew, if you do step into my shoes, are you prepared to assume the full responsibility for your nephew's death?
ES: Antes de que te comprometas a lo que no puedes asegurar, y puesto que te colocas en mi lugar, ¿estás dispuesto a cargar con la responsabilidad de la muerte de tu sobrino?
EN: - Don't bite off more than you can chew.
ES: ¡Tampoco hace falta fanfarronear!
EN: So they stuck a leather strap in her mouth so she could bite off her screams while they cut away to get in there.
ES: Así que le pusieron una correa de cuero en la boca para que no pudiese gritar mientras la abrían en canal.

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