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overestimate one's ability
overestimate one's ability
synonyms
overreach oneself
overstretch oneself
try to be too smart
strain oneself
try to do too much
try to be too clever
wear oneself out
burn oneself out
defeat one's own ends
go too far
have too many balls in the air
overdo it
bite off more than one can chew
have too many irons in the fire
have one's scheme boomerang on one
be too clever by half
be hoist with one's own petard
have one's scheme backfire on one
overestimate one's ability
definitions