bite

bite someone's head off: seehead.

a bite at the cherry: seecherry.

bite the big one die. North American informal

1996Tom ClancyExecutive Orders The Premier of Turkmenistan bit the big one, supposedly an automobile accident.

bite the bullet face up to doing something difficult or unpleasant; stoically avoid showing fear or distress.

☞ This phrase dates from the days before anaesthetics, when wounded soldiers were given a bullet or similar solid object to clench between their teeth when undergoing surgery.

2019Radio Times Patients include an anxious young man who, having avoided a vasectomy for a long time, has finally bitten the bullet and come in for the procedure.

bite the dust

1 be killed.

2 fail. informal

bite the hand that feeds you deliberately hurt or offend a benefactor; act ungratefully.

2011The Age (Melbourne) Easy to point the blame at politicians, but they are funded by business interests. They will never bite the hand that feeds them.

bite off more than you can chew take on a commitment you cannot fulfil.

bite your lip: seelip.

bite your tongue make a desperate effort to avoid saying something.

2018Mel SherrattHush Hush She would bite her tongue and say nothing when Eddie thought he was the head of the family, telling Jade what to do.

put the bite on blackmail; extort money from. North American & Australian informal

1955Ray LawlerSummer of the Seventeenth Doll Your money's runnin' out you know you can't put the bite on me any more.

someone's bark is worse than their bite: seebark.

take a bite out of reduce by a significant amount. informal

词组	bite
释义	bite bite someone's head off: seehead. a bite at the cherry: seecherry. bite the big one die. North American informal 1996Tom ClancyExecutive Orders The Premier of Turkmenistan bit the big one, supposedly an automobile accident. bite the bullet face up to doing something difficult or unpleasant; stoically avoid showing fear or distress. ☞ This phrase dates from the days before anaesthetics, when wounded soldiers were given a bullet or similar solid object to clench between their teeth when undergoing surgery. 2019Radio Times Patients include an anxious young man who, having avoided a vasectomy for a long time, has finally bitten the bullet and come in for the procedure. bite the dust 1 be killed. 2 fail. informal bite the hand that feeds you deliberately hurt or offend a benefactor; act ungratefully. 2011The Age (Melbourne) Easy to point the blame at politicians, but they are funded by business interests. They will never bite the hand that feeds them. bite off more than you can chew take on a commitment you cannot fulfil. bite your lip: seelip. bite your tongue make a desperate effort to avoid saying something. 2018Mel SherrattHush Hush She would bite her tongue and say nothing when Eddie thought he was the head of the family, telling Jade what to do. put the bite on blackmail; extort money from. North American & Australian informal 1955Ray LawlerSummer of the Seventeenth Doll Your money's runnin' out you know you can't put the bite on me any more. someone's bark is worse than their bite: seebark. take a bite out of reduce by a significant amount. informal
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