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in the PONS Dictionary

I. bite off VB trans

to bite sth ⇆ off
etw abbeißen

Phrases:

to bite sb's head off inf
jdm den Kopf abreißen fig
to bite off too much [or more than one can chew]
sich acc übernehmen
to bite off too much [or more than one can chew]
sich dat zu viel zumuten

II. bite off VB intr sl (imitate)

to bite off of sb
sich dat etw von jdm abschauen inf
OpenDict entry

bite off VB

to bite off more than one can chew fig
den Mund zu voll nehmen
Present
Ibite off
youbite off
he/she/itbites off
webite off
youbite off
theybite off
Past
Ibit off
youbit off
he/she/itbit off
webit off
youbit off
theybit off
Present Perfect
Ihavebitten off
youhavebitten off
he/she/ithasbitten off
wehavebitten off
youhavebitten off
theyhavebitten off
Past Perfect
Ihadbitten off
youhadbitten off
he/she/ithadbitten off
wehadbitten off
youhadbitten off
theyhadbitten off
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bite sb's head off inf
jdm den Kopf abreißen fig
to bite [or snap] sb's head off
jdn beschimpfen
to bite off more than one can chew fig
den Mund zu voll nehmen
to bite off too much [or more than one can chew]
sich acc übernehmen

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