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Mouthful

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The garden snake does not see
his wild analogy to human nature,
wrapping his unhinged lips
over mouth and nostrils
of a toad too big to swallow.

Posted by John Dofflemyer on April 28, 2008 6:58 PM |

Comments

His eyes are bigger than his stomach.

or

He bit off more than he can chew.

or

His reach exceeds his grasp.

Posted by: Sharon | May 14, 2008 7:25 AM

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