bite down

1. To bite very hard and purposefully (on something). I nearly lost a tooth biting down on that apple! I knew there was something wrong with the burger the moment I bit down.

2. To clench one's teeth very firmly. I keep trying to give the dog her pills, but she's biting down so hard that I can't get them into her mouth. The field surgeons didn't have any anesthetic, so the poor man had to just bite down while they operated.

词组	bite down
释义	bite down bite down 1. To bite very hard and purposefully (on something). I nearly lost a tooth biting down on that apple! I knew there was something wrong with the burger the moment I bit down. 2. To clench one's teeth very firmly. I keep trying to give the dog her pills, but she's biting down so hard that I can't get them into her mouth. The field surgeons didn't have any anesthetic, so the poor man had to just bite down while they operated. See also: bite, down Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: bite down on (something) chomp down on (someone or something) snap at fine-tooth comb, to go over with a chew off go over (something) with a fine-tooth comb go over with a fine-tooth comb go over/through something with a fine-tooth comb go through (something) with a fine-tooth comb search (something) with a fine-tooth comb
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