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take a bite out of something — take 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 … New idioms dictionary
take 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 … New idioms dictionary
take a bite out of sth — ► to reduce the number or amount of something: »The budget deficit has taken a big bite out of federal funds. Main Entry: ↑bite … Financial and business terms
take a bite out of something — phrase to reduce something by a large amount Getting a new car has taken a big bite out of our savings. Thesaurus: to reduce somethingsynonym Main entry: bite … Useful english dictionary
take a bite out of something — to reduce something by a large amount Getting a new car has taken a big bite out of our savings … English dictionary
take a bite out of — informal reduce by a significant amount insurance costs that can take a bite out of your retirement funds … Useful english dictionary
bite — [baɪt] noun [countable] COMPUTING another spelling of byte * * * Ⅰ. bite UK US /baɪt/ verb [I] ● start/begin to bite Cf. start/begin to bite … Financial and business terms
bite — I n. act of biting result of biting 1) to take a bite (she took a bite out of the apple) 2) an insect; mosquito; snake bite ability to bite 3) a powerful bite (the large dog has a powerful bite) snack 4) to grab, have a bite 5) a quick bite… … Combinatory dictionary
bite — bite1 [ baıt ] (past tense bit [ bıt ] ; past participle bit|ten [ bıtn ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to use your teeth to cut or break something, usually in order to eat it: I wish you wouldn t bite your nails. bite into: Tom had… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bite — [[t]ba͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ bites, biting, bit, bitten 1) VERB If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you. [V n] Both… … English dictionary
