| 词组 | take a bite out of something |
| 释义 | Idiom take a bite out of somethingtake a bite out of (something) to reduce something.Work is taking a bite out of his free time. Usage notes: often used about money: Rising energy costs would take a bite out of people's wallets. take a bite out of (something)To reduce something by eliminating, completing, or removing part of it. The police are encouraging citizens to take a bite out of crime by reporting suspicious activity. I'm hoping to take a bite out of this project by Friday night so I don't have so much to do over the weekend. take a bite out of somethingAMERICANIf something takes a bite out of a sum of money or other quantity, it takes away a part of it. There will be higher taxes, so they will be taking a bigger bite out of people's income than before. But some of us, myself included, think we ought to have additional cuts in order to take a bigger bite out of the deficit. |
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