bite off more than one can chew
overstrive
push it
overchallenge
fall seven times, stand up eight
have eyes bigger than one's stomach
lay to
strive
precrastination
goal
go to great lengths
fight
overdo
spleenful
compulsion
wear down
overrespond
endeavor
kick at the can
throw spaghetti at the wall
have a go
reach
break a sweat
overtask
over one's head
go out of one's way
when the going gets tough, the tough get going
make one's own luck
try as one may
weasel
old college try
essay
push forward
try
kill oneself
seek
attempt
kill
scramble
fake it
assay
do one's darnedest
do one's damnedest
strivingly
go hard or go home
break someone's back
self-willedly
whistle in the wind
pull off
fight a losing battle
trying
drag in
use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
with difficulty
overfulfil
think no end of oneself
turn the trick
put one's mind to it
push against an open door
give with one hand and take away with the other
overurge
bring it
effort
go to the trouble
bumptious
heave
underdo
try for
at pains
bid
hit the mark
live dangerously
pretentiously
give it one's best shot
ply
challengingly
bend over backwards
go for
overadapt
take on water
get off the ground
double dare
laborious
difficultate
take it to the next level
overinitiate
ettle
supererogation
hell-bent
lash
run around like a chicken with its head cut off
hustle
succumb
make a meal of
a bridge too far
rape
overkill
push one's luck
stop at nothing

English words for 'To try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.'

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