bite off

arrancar de un mordisco

Separar un trozo de algo usando los dientes.

En inglés sencillo: To use your teeth to separate a piece from something.

• He bit off a small piece.
• The dog bit off the end of the toy.
• Try not to bite off too much bread at once.

Cómo se usa: bite a piece off something (She bit a piece off the biscuit.)

Expresiones frecuentes: bite off something, bite something off

asumir, emprender

Aceptar un trabajo o una responsabilidad, especialmente si resulta difícil.

En inglés sencillo: To agree to do a job or take responsibility for something, especially something difficult.

• I may have bitten off too much.
• She bit off a difficult task by offering to organize everything.
• Have we bitten off more than we can chew?

Cómo se usa: bite off more than you can chew (I bit off more than I could chew with this project.)

Sinónimos: take on, undertake

Expresiones frecuentes: bite off too much, bite off a task

acaparar, apoderarse de

Conseguir algo rápidamente o por la fuerza, sobre todo una parte de algo mayor.

En inglés sencillo: To get something quickly or forcefully, especially part of something larger.

• The company bit off a share of the market.
• New rivals are biting off pieces of our business.
• He hoped to bite off some territory before peace talks began.

Cómo se usa: bite off a piece of something (The firm bit off a piece of the export market.)

Sinónimos: seize, grab

Expresiones frecuentes: bite off a share, bite off a piece