bitten off

bitten off
bitten off
Abruptly cut short
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Main Entry:bite

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  • Bitten — Bit ten, a. (Bot.) Terminating abruptly, as if bitten off; premorse. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bitten-to-the-quick — adjective Having bitten off ones entire fingernail. White even vented his rage on Bobs fingers little, maggoty fingers, he said, bitten to the quick fingers …   Wiktionary

  • Off the Map (TV series) — Off the Map Genre Medical drama Created by Jenna Bans Starring …   Wikipedia

  • bite off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bite off : present tense I/you/we/they bite off he/she/it bites off past tense bit off past participle bitten off 1) to separate something from the main part by biting I bit off a chunk of chocolate. 2) bite… …   English dictionary

  • bite off more than one can chew — {v. phr.}, {informal} To try to do more than you can; be too confident of your ability. * /He bit off more than he could chew when he agreed to edit the paper alone./ * /He started to repair his car himself, but realized that he had bitten off… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bite off more than one can chew — {v. phr.}, {informal} To try to do more than you can; be too confident of your ability. * /He bit off more than he could chew when he agreed to edit the paper alone./ * /He started to repair his car himself, but realized that he had bitten off… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bite off more than you can chew —    If you bite off more than you can chew, you take on more responsibilities than you can manage. Don t bite off more than you can chew is often used to advise people against agreeing to more than they can handle.   (Dorking School Dictionary)… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • bite\ off\ more\ than\ one\ can\ chew — v. phr. informal To try to do more than you can; be too confident of your ability. He bit off more than he could chew when he agreed to edit the paper alone. He started to repair his car himself, but realized that he had bitten off more than he… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Once Bitten Soundtrack — Soundtrack album by Various Artists Released 1985 …   Wikipedia

  • Once Bitten (film) — Infobox Film name=Once Bitten caption = The movie poster for Once Bitten . imdb id=0089730 writer=David Hines Jeffrey Hause Terence Marsh starring=Lauren Hutton Jim Carrey Cleavon Little Karen Kopins director=Howard Storm music=John Du Prez… …   Wikipedia

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