| 词组 | bite back |
| 释义 | bite back 1. bite back sth • bite sth back especially BrE to stop yourself from saying something or from showing what you really feel, especially when this is difficult: ▪ Carrie had a powerful desire to say what she really thought, but she bit back the words. ▪ Shiona bit back her anger. What on earth was Mackay playing at? 2. bite back to criticize someone strongly and angrily, or do something to them as a punishment, because they have criticized or done something unpleasant to you: ▪ Be careful what you say - Maria's got a temper and she tends to bite back rather easily! + at ▪ Tony Blair bites back at his critics in an article in the News of the World. |
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