bit

bite

1. verb To respond to an invitation or ad, often a dishonest or misleading one. I tried to trick my brother into cleaning my room, but he didn't bite.
2. verb To be bad or seem ominous. I'm surprised he was nice to you—he usually bites.
3. verb To steal or take something. Aw man, somebody bit my notes, so I couldn't study at lunch.
4. verb, slang To be annoying or disappointing. Oh, that TV show bites. This season has been so stupid that I just can't watch it.
5. noun A meal, often one that is small or doesn't take long to prepare or eat. A shortened form of the phrase "a bite to eat." We don't have a lot of time, so let's just grab a quick bite before the movie starts. Let's pull off at the next rest stop to grab a bite.

not a bit

Not a single, tiny bit; not at all. A: "Are you nervous at all about tonight's fight?" B: "Not a bit. This is what I've been training for." I don't get a bit of gratitude from my children for everything you do to keep them happy and healthy. That joke is not a bit funny.
See also: bit, not

not one bit

Not a single, tiny bit; not at all. A: "Are you nervous at all about tonight's fight?" B: "Not one bit. This is what I've been training for." I don't get one bit of gratitude from my children for everything you do to keep them happy and healthy.
See also: bit, not, one
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bit

1. n. a jail sentence. (Underworld.) Mooshoo did a two-year bit in Sing Sing.
2. n. a small theatrical part. (From bit part.) It was just a bit, but I needed the money.
3. n. any part of an act; any isolated activity or presentation. I didn’t like that bit concerning penalties.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See:
  • (a little/bit) rough and ready
  • (a little/bit) rough around the edge
  • (a little/bit) rough around the edges
  • a bit
  • a bit (too) rich for (one's) blood
  • a bit beyond (one's) ken
  • a bit dicey
  • a bit dodgy
  • a bit much
  • a bit obtuse
  • a bit of a stretch
  • a bit of a...
  • a bit of a/an
  • a bit of all right
  • a bit of crackling
  • a bit of how's your father
  • a bit of rough
  • a bit of the action
  • a bit off
  • a bit on the side
  • a bit out of it
  • a bit part
  • a bit rich
  • a bit strong
  • a bit thick
  • a bit thick/strong
  • a bit too much
  • a blind bit of
  • a blind bit of (something)
  • a free bit of advice
  • a little (bit) (too) rich for (one's) blood
  • a little (bit) pricey
  • a little (bit) steep
  • a little bit
  • a little bit (of something) goes a long way
  • a little bit of bread and no cheese
  • a little from column A, a little from column B
  • a little green
  • a little off Go to a bit
  • a sticky situation
  • a tad bit
  • a tit bit nipply
  • as old as my eyes and a little (bit) older than my teeth
  • batting on a sticky wicket
  • be (a bit) on the expensive side
  • be (a bit) on the heavy side
  • be (a bit) on the large side
  • be (batting) on a sticky wicket
  • be a bit much
  • be a bit off
  • be a bit steep
  • be a bit/rather steep
  • be chafing at the bit
  • be champing at the bit
  • be champing/chomping at the bit
  • be chomping at the bit
  • be chuffed to bits
  • be down
  • be in (a bit of) a jam
  • be in a sticky situation
  • be rather steep
  • be thrilled to bits
  • behind the bit
  • bit
  • bit by a barn mouse
  • bit by bit
  • bit much
  • bit of fluff
  • bit of rough
  • bit of skirt
  • bit of the action
  • bit off
  • bit on the side
  • bit player
  • bit-bucket
  • bite
  • bite (one's) head off
  • bite (one's) lip
  • bite (one's) tongue
  • bite back
  • bite down
  • bite down on (something)
  • bite in (something)
  • bite into (something or someone)
  • bite off
  • bite off more than (one) can chew
  • bite on (something or someone)
  • bite the big one
  • bite the bullet
  • bite the dog that bit you
  • bite the dust
  • bits and bobs
  • bits and pieces
  • blow (someone or something) to bits
  • blow to smithereens
  • chafe at the bit
  • champ at the bit
  • champ at the bit, to
  • choice bit of calico
  • chomp at the bit
  • chuffed to bits
  • dangly bits
  • do (one's) bit
  • do a bit
  • do bit
  • do one's bit
  • do your bit
  • don't let the doorknob hit you where the dog should have bit you
  • drill bit
  • every bit
  • every bit as (something)
  • every bit as good, bad, etc.
  • every little bit helps
  • fall to bits
  • find (someone or something) a bit off
  • for two cents
  • four bits
  • four-bits
  • get (a bit/a little) hairy
  • get into (a bit of) a jam
  • get into (bit of) a jam
  • get the bit between (one's) teeth
  • get the bit between your teeth
  • get/take the bit between your teeth
  • give (someone) (a bit of) curry
  • go a bit far
  • hack (something) to bits
  • hair of the dog that bit
  • hair of the dog that bit you
  • have the bit between (one's) teeth
  • have the bit in (one's) teeth
  • I could have bitten my tongue off
  • I wished I had bitten my tongue off
  • If it was a snake it woulda bit you
  • if it was a snake, it would've bit you
  • in (a bit of) a jam
  • in a little bit
  • in a sticky situation
  • in bits and pieces
  • into (a bit of) a jam
  • it's/that's a bit steep
  • lay it on thick
  • little bit
  • look (a little/bit) off
  • lose (some amount of) time
  • love (someone or something) to bits
  • naughty bits
  • not a bit
  • not a bit of it
  • not a bit of it!
  • not a blind bit of (something)
  • not a blind bit of notice, difference, etc.
  • not one bit
  • not one little bit
  • on a sticky wicket
  • one little bit
  • pick (something) to bits
  • pick, pull, etc. somebody/something to bits/pieces
  • piece
  • piece of the action
  • play a bit part
  • play a bit part (in something)
  • play a bit role (in something)
  • pour it on thick
  • pull (something) to bits
  • quite a bit
  • quite a few
  • rattled
  • rip (someone or something) apart
  • rip (someone or something) to bits
  • rip (someone or something) to pieces
  • rip (someone or something) to shreds
  • rip somebody/something apart/to shreds, bits, etc.
  • shuteye
  • six bits
  • six-bits
  • spend (some amount of time) in (some place)
  • spread it on thick
  • take a bite out of (something)
  • take a blind bit of notice
  • take the bit between (one's) teeth
  • take the bit between the teeth
  • take the bit between the teeth, to
  • take the bit in (one's) mouth
  • take the bit in (one's) teeth
  • take the bit in one's mouth
  • take the bit in teeth
  • the biter bit
  • the biter gets bit
  • the biter is bit
  • the biter is sometimes bit
  • the hair of the dog (that bit you)
  • the whole (something) bit
  • the whole bit
  • the... bit
  • thrill (one) to bits
  • thrill to pieces
  • thrilled to bits
  • to bits
  • two bits
  • two-bit
  • two-bits
  • use (a little) (bit of) elbow grease
  • wouldn't shout if a shark bit him
  • you can't be a little bit pregnant
  • you can't be half pregnant
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