Take a mouthful from Cheers VIP, say? (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
bite off
'take' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'a mouthful from cheers vip say?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'mouthful' could be 'bit' (bit is a kind of mouthful) and 'bit' is found in the answer.
'from' could be 'off' (eg someone might be from or 'off' a TV show) and 'off' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'e' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bite off that I've seen before include "Take on too much - . . . . . . . more than you can chew" , "Don't . . . . . . . more than you can chew" .)