to bite off more than one can chew 心有余而力不足
这个俚语指某人试图去做某事,但是这件事相当困难,已经超出某人的能力范围,或者是在给定的时间内,根本不可能完成。 A: Didn’t he invest in several projects and manage quite a few businesses? 他不是投资了几个项目,还管理着几个企业吗? B: Yeah. But he found that he had bitten off more than he could chew. 是啊。可能发现自己的摊子铺得太大,忙活不过来了。 |