Choose the idiom that best fills the blank.
By joining four clubs in her first term, Riya ______.

turned over a new leafCorrect answerYour answerhit the nail on the headCorrect answerYour answerburied the hatchetCorrect answerYour answerbit off more than she could chewCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

To bite off more than you can chew is to take on more than you can manage.

Worth noting

Turned over a new leaf means changing for the better, which the sentence does not suggest.

Concept: The meaning of the idiom "bite off more than one can chew"
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Choose the idiom that best fills the blank.By joining four clubs in her first term, Riya ______.

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Choose the idiom that best fills the blank.
By joining four clubs in her first term, Riya ______.