I'll bite

I'll bite

slang OK, I'll engage with you on this topic. A: "I think I've figured out why Andrew is being such a jerk." B: "Are you not going to tell us any more? Fine, I'll bite—why is Andrew being such a jerk?" I'll bite—what's the big surprise?
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

I'll bite.

Inf. Okay, I will answer your question.; Okay, I will listen to your joke or play your little guessing game. Bob: Guess what is in this box? Bill: I'll bite. Bob: A new toaster! John: Didyou hear the joke about the used car salesman? Jane: No, I'll bite.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

I’ll bite

sent. You want me to ask what or why, so, what or why? I’ll bite. Why did the chicken cross the road?
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • I’ll bite
  • put a jerk in it
  • look/feel small
  • feel small
  • wobble about
  • knee-jerk
  • jerk (someone or something) out of (something)
  • get (one) bang to rights
  • get someone bang to rights
  • jerk out
References in classic literature
If you stir - if you so much as wink - for four whole minutes, I'll bite you!"
Horses Tale
'If ever you listen to these beldames again, I'll bite you.'
The Old Curiosity Shop
Daniel Mason Ward, 26, of Norton Hill, Windmill Hill, Runcorn, growled 'I'll bite you' as he tussled with PC Chris Birchall and bit his arm.
Jailed this week: Kidnap and torture gang, ear biter, paedophile couple and bouncer attacker; A look back on the criminals ailed this week and the sentences they were given
With the officer in agony, they fell to the ground where Ward kicked out, bit the officer's arm several times and said "Get the f*** off me, I'll bite you".
Thug 'chomped' on policeman's ear and arm
In the 1975 hit film, the character has all four of his limbs chopped off in a duel but continues fighting, insisting it's a "flesh wound" and "I'll bite your legs off!".
Brexit humiliation as Dutch PM compares Theresa May to knight from Monty Python; Mark Rutte said: "She reminds me occasionally of that Monty Python character where all his arms and legs are cut off"
"Our third period was a little cruise control, but I guess I'll bite my tongue at this time of the season.
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Darren HOW THE FANS REACTED @jastle68: I think the most common opinion before this season amongst folk on here was "I'll bite your hand of for 6th".
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"He also lunged at the female officer in the back and tried to headbutt her before shouting, 'I'll bite your nose off.'.
Tried to headbutt female cop; COURT CASEBOOK
CHARLES Bronson has been cleared of attacking a prison governor and screaming: "I'll bite your f***g nose off."
Bronson cleared of trying to 'bite nose off' governor
Prosecutors said Bronson put prison governor Mark Docherty on the floor, got on top of him and shouted "I'll bite your f***ing nose off".
Bronson calls a juror 'fat' at jail GBH trial
I'll bite on Hank Will's invitation to share our work in "Common Ground" (April/May 2018).
What Runs in the Family, Runs in Mother Earth News
Come back here, I'll bite your legs off, when the lot were gone.
Ralston fought well on a Black Knight for Celts
A pit bull walks into a bar and the bartender says, "What'll it be?" The pit bull says "A large bowl of water and make it fast or I'll bite your face off!"
Pit bull and city hall jokes!
First mosquito: "I'll bite, but I'll bet it's better than trees.''
All abuzz about nature's conversations
Could it be you feel less likely to give off love and peace and more likely to give off a faint whiff of back off or I'll bite? Love is frustrated, but it's still love.
David Wells